The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Dacoits looted gold ornaments and other valuables worth about Tk 15 lakh from a banker's flat in Mirpur yesterday.

Police quoting neighbours said the bandits numbering 7 to 8 entered into the flat of Abdul Awal, a senior principal officer of Rupali Bank Principal Office, on 3rd floor of 6-storey building at Maddhya Monipur in Mirpur thana at about 7:15am.

Then they kept all inmates hostage at gunpoint and looted 40 tolas of gold ornaments, Tk 15,000, one laptop, three digital cameras and other valuables.

The bandits decamped with the booty without any resistance. Senior police officials later visited the spot.

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