A man was killed when a group of muggers stabbed him in Tongi of Gazipur district on Friday, reports BSS. The victim was identified as Rakibul Islam, 30, a resident of Hajiganj Thana area of Chandpur district. According to family sources, Rakibul was a worker of Elite Paint Company in Chattogram. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tongi (East) Thana Md Jahidul Islam confirmed the incident saying, “Rakibul was travelling to Dhaka from Chattogram by train.
When it reached Gazipur-Tongi Railway Station, a mugger came running and snatched his phone from the train window. Rakibul ran after the mugger to recover the phone but members of the mugger gang eventually caught and stabbed him.” Being in a serious condition, locals rushed him to Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital and he died while undergoing treatment there around 11 am, the OC said.
His body was sent to Shaheed Tazuddin Ahmed Medical College in Gazipur for autopsy. Filing of a case in this regard is underway, the official added.
