Four people were arrested early yesterday for attempted robbery at Pubali Bank Galachipa branch of Patuakhali.
Shishir Kumar Pal, officer-in-charge of Galachipa police station said among the arrested, Monirul Islam, 30, and Sumon, 28, were members of the robber’s gang. Ramkrishna Pal was the owner of Hotel Sourav in Galachipa municipal town and Sohag was the hotel’s staff, he added.
According to Pubali Bank Branch Manager Zakir Hossain, the robbers entered the bank on Friday night by cutting the grill of a window when the bank’s guard, Abdul Latif, was engaged in Shab-e-Barat prayer.
At one point, local youths spotted the window used by the robbers and when they were about to alert the guard, three robbers came out trying to flee.
Locals succeeded in chasing down Monirul Islam and handed him over to the police.
OC Shishir Kumar said after Monirul was interrogated, police arrested
Sumon from Hotel Sourav in Kheyaghat area of the municipal town and
detained the owner and a staff of the hotel.
During the interrogation, Monirul said he was from Terokhada, Khulna and Sumon was from the Barisal Sadar, but both of them were living near Ashulia of Dhaka, added the OC.
Kamol Chandra Dey, duty officer of Galachipa police station, said there were four robbers and police were trying to arrest the other two.
No case was lodged in this connection at the time of filing this report.
