The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Two hotel staff were injured as a gang of robbers assaulted them during a robbery at Mohakhali in the city yesterday.

Police said 7 to 8 dacoits entered Hotel Palanka at Mohakhali kitchen market at about 6:00 am and looted Tk 12,000 from the cashbox after taking the employees hostage.

As the hotel employees tried to resist them, the gangsters beat them up severely and stabbed one of them, Nazmul Huda Sohag.

Hearing their screams, local people rushed to the spot and caught one of the robbers, Bachchu Miah.

A case was filed with Gulshan police station in this connection.