1 killed, 3 injured as robbers loot gold shop in Laksmipur

Dead body

Lakshmipur, June 7 -- A pedestrian was killed and two others were injured when a pickup van used by robbers ran over them while fleeing after looting a gold shop in Lakshmipur. 

The incident happened around 8:15 pm on Wednesday in front of Chowdhury Super Market in the College Road area of the city.

The deceased was identified as Safiullah, (70) a resident of Iterpool area of Lakshmipur municipality. 

Meanwhile, Gold trader Apu Karmakar has sustained serious injuries after being stabbed by the robbers during the robbery of his shop named RK Shilpalaya. 

He was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for better treatment. Apu's son Ami Karmakar was also beaten up during the incident. 

Ismail Hossain, who was injured after being run over by the pickup accident, is being treated at Sadar Hospital.  The identity of the other injured person was not known

Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) Sohel Rana said two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. 

“The incident is under investigation. More details will be released at the end of the investigation,” he said. 

Police recovered around 20 intact crude bombs from the spot. 

According to police and witnesses, the robbers detonated several crude bombs before and after the robbery to create panic among the people in the area. - UNB