In a daring daylight robbery, unidentified assailants shot a money exchange businessman and robbed local and foreign currencies worth Tk 22 lakh in Dhaka’s Mirpur area on Tuesday.
The victim, Jahidul Islam, 55, is the owner of Mahmud Money Exchange, sustained serious injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital.
Quoting victim’s family, Sajjad Rumon, officer-in-charge of Mirpur Model Police Station, said “Jahidul was on his way to his office in Mirpur-10 from his home in Section 6 around 10:00am, carrying a total of Tk 22 lakh in local and foreign currency.”
When he reached Abdul Baten Road, two motorcycles carrying six unidentified men intercepted him. “They tried to snatch the money, and when Jahidul resisted, one of the attackers shot him in the left side of his waist,” said the OC.
The assailants fled the scene with the cash, leaving Jahidul wounded.
Locals immediately took him to a nearby hospital, from where he was later transferred to Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.
Police and members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) visited the scene and are currently analysing CCTV footage from the area in an effort to identify and arrest those involved in the robbery.
Mirpur Model police station OC said “We detained Liton Hawlader, 23.”
