Robbery on passenger bus by blocking road with trees in Bagura
Barguna correspondent
A robbery occurred on a passenger bus traveling from Dhaka to Barguna by blocking the road with trees in Barguna. During this time, the robbers stopped 3 passenger buses.
Later, they looted mobile phones and cash from 12-15 passengers of an Imran Paribahan bus.
The incident took place at around 3 am on Monday in Galachipa area of Barguna-Barishal regional highway.
Hemayet Uddin Biswas, a passenger of Imran Paribahan who fell victim to the robbery, said that when three buses traveling from Dhaka to Barguna reached the Galachipa area of Barguna Sadar Upazila, they had to slow down due to trees placed on the road.
At that time, an armed gang of robbers boarded the Imran Paribahan bus and snatched cash and mobile phones from 12 to 15 passengers. Police arrived at the scene after receiving the news.
Dewan Jaglul Hasan, OC of Barguna Sadar Police Station said, police went to the spot after receiving the news. The Imran Paribahan bus, which was caught in the robbery, was rescued along with the passengers and brought to the police station.
