Armed robbers looted Tk30.60 lakh by hurling crude bombs in the capital’s Moghbazar area yesterday leaving at least seven people injured.
The incident took place near Dilu Road around 10am.
The injured are Managing Director of JR Corporation Harun-or-Rashid, Chief Financial Manager Nur Mohammad, Director (food) Kamal Hossain, Assistant Mechanical Engineer Monir Hossain, Guard Delowar Altaf, and two helpers Sohag and Jahirul.
“The injured are undergoing treatment at Al-Baraka Hospital, the condition of Altaf and Monir are critical. The victims have splinter injuries,” said Ramna police station Officer-in-Charge Moshiur Rahman.
The muggers had opened five rounds of bullets in the air to create panic, the OC said.
Mohammad Jasimuddin, senior accountant of JR corporation, said eight officials including himself were on way to NCC Bank Moghbazar branch on two bicycles to deposit the corporation’s money.
They were carrying the money in two boxes – one had Tk23.10 lakh while the rest was stored inside the other one, he said.
As soon as they reached the main road in Moghbazar, at least eight armed robbers hurled bombs at them and a smoke covered the area, said Jasim.
The robbers took the money and fired some shots in the air and fled the spot on two motorbikes, he said.
Abul Kashem, owner of JR corporation which is a distributor of Akij Group, said he had been operating the business in the area for last 15 years, however, he had never faced any kind of threat from anyone before.
Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Ramna division) Mohammad Iqbal said police were trying to nab the criminals.
On Sunday, some assailants took Tk30 lakh after shooting a person in front of Mirpur police station in the capital. Police have yet to arrest anyone in this regard.