Cop held while mugging egg-trader in Dhaka
A police constable was detained when he was allegedly trying to mug a trader off Tk 44, 000 at Karwan Bazar intersection in the capital early today.
The detainee Latifujjaman, who hails from Sherpur, is a constable of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Traffic (North), said Maruf Hossain Sorder, Deputy Commissioner (media) of DMP.
Identifying themselves to be police personnel, two bike-riding snatchers intercepted an egg trader in front of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel around 5:30am.
They tried to snatch Tk 44,000 from the trader and threatened him of “legal actions”.
The victim, Mona, grabbed Latif with the help of locals as he tried to run away with the money. His accomplice managed to flee.
A case was filed with Shahbagh Police Station in this connection accusing the two, said Abu Bakar Siddique, the officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station adding, police are trying to nab the other accused who is also a police constable.
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