A Dhaka court on Saturday placed an accused on a seven-day remand in a case filed over the robbery of Tk1.21 crore from a petrol pump employee in the capital’s Uttara area.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order after a hearing on a remand petition, said Prosecution Division Sub-Inspector Abu Bakkar.
Earlier, Sub-Inspector of Airport Police Station and Investigating Officer of the case Md Nazrul Islam produced Sagar Baroi, 41, before the court and sought a 10-day remand.
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According to the petition, the accused had allegedly been carrying out muggings at different places in Dhaka in collusion with other members of a gang. The remand is necessary to identify and arrest other unidentified suspects and recover the looted money.
According to the case statement, on 9 August, Mohammad Al Amin, assistant manager of DL Filling Station, was heading to Pubali Bank in Uttara to deposit money, accompanied by two others.
When they reached in front of Crown Plaza on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Road at around 10:30am, six to seven unidentified robbers riding three motorcycles intercepted the vehicle and snatched a bag containing Tk1.21 crore at gunpoint.
They also allegedly hacked Al Amin with a machete, leaving him injured. DL Filling Station Manager Md Abdul Karim later filed the case with Airport Police Station.
