Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 1008 Sun. April 01, 2007  
   
Metropolitan


Robbery at house of army man in city


Armed robbers looted cash and valuables from the house of an army man at Mirpur in the city yesterday evening.

Police and family sources said six or seven gunmen identifying themselves as police entered the house of army man Chand Mia Bepari at about 6:00pm.

They held Chand Mia's wife Nazma Akter hostage at gunpoint and looted Tk 55,000, gold ornaments and other valuables.

Chand Mia is now serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in Kuwait.