A group of robbers have shot two persons and looted Tk2 lakh from them in front of a National Bank branch in Park Road of Gaibandha on Monday morning.
Asihk Jahan Pallab, 42, owner of Grameenphone Flexi Load Distributor Messrs Somechi Traders, was admitted to Gaibandha sadar hospital while night guard Shakhawat Hossain was admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
District Superintendent of Police Mofazzal Hossain said a group of robbers numbering six to seven shot Pallab and Shakhawat when they were going to deposit Flexi Load money to the National Bank branch around 11am.
“The robbers also snatched Tk2 lakh cash and two cheques of Tk46 lakh and Tk7 lakh from the duo,” said SP Mofazzal.
Gaibandha sadar police station Officer-in-Charge Rajiur Rahman said police were conducting drives to arrest the criminals.
