A photojournalist working for a national daily was mugged at gun point in the capital’s Segunbagicha area yesterday, as he was returning home after a four-day assignment to the Sundarbans.
The New Age newspaper’s international award-winning photographer, Sony Ramany, was robbed of over Tk3.85 lakh worth of equipment by gun and knife wielding assailants who made their getaway in a white car.
At least four muggers aged between 25 and 35 years, travelling in a white vehicle with licence plate Dhaka Metro Ga 21-0403, stopped Sony near the Geological Survey Department in Segunbagicha as he was returning home in a rickshaw.
They threatened him with sharp weapons and firearms and snatched away his Canon Mark-II camera, 100mm-400mm lens, cell phone, memory card, driving licence and other electronic gadgets worth a total of Tk3,85,550.
A case was filed with Ramna police station. Ramna police Crime Division Senior Assistant Commissioner SM Shiblee Noman said the police were working to arrest the criminals and recover the stolen valuables.
