NEWS report said several accused charged with criminal cases were working as security guards at a Gazipur garment factory for about a month. They were hired from a security firm where they took the job concealing their identity and using fake names.
They used their time with the new employers’ place watching their office and location of money they hold in cash. It took a month to figure out everything and at last they hit the target on January 7 stealing around Tk 3.5 crore and $25,000 in cash from the factory vault. The gang decapitated four security guards, looted the money meant for salary of workers and other expenses and decamped. Over 3000 workers and staff work in the factory and the owner was scheduled to pay them next morning.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the six-member gang on Sunday and their investigation revealed that the national ID cards the robbers had given their employing firm– Institute of Safety, Security and Information Technology (ISSIT) — proved to be false. It is really a critical security issue raising the question about the recruitment process of such security service providers at different industries and such other installations.
The RAB claimed to have recovered Tk 1.17 crore, a truck and a pistol from the possession of the gang members in drives that ended early Monday. The gang had bought garment factory machineries with the looted money to set up a factory of its own.
Five robbers have been arrested while one more was arrested as some of the looted artifacts were found in his possession. The gang had also looted another garment factory in Badda area using the same technique in 2015, RAB officials said. It appears that the robbers deposited some money in bank accounts while using remaining money for collecting materials to set up new garment factories.
What seems to be a matter of grave concern that people accused in different criminal cases, including robbery and murder are taking jobs as security guard employed by security firms without detailed screening of their background. The presence of such criminals in security industry with fake identity is a grievous risk to life and property of the persons and their installation they get employed to protect.
In our view the Gazipur incident must work as eye opener to both security firms and people who employ them at their factories and other business establishments. There is a chance that militants may also misuse secure jobs this way to cause bigger harm to individuals and the society as a whole. It is time for every one to use the highest level of screening before engaging such guards at any place.
They used their time with the new employers’ place watching their office and location of money they hold in cash. It took a month to figure out everything and at last they hit the target on January 7 stealing around Tk 3.5 crore and $25,000 in cash from the factory vault. The gang decapitated four security guards, looted the money meant for salary of workers and other expenses and decamped. Over 3000 workers and staff work in the factory and the owner was scheduled to pay them next morning.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the six-member gang on Sunday and their investigation revealed that the national ID cards the robbers had given their employing firm– Institute of Safety, Security and Information Technology (ISSIT) — proved to be false. It is really a critical security issue raising the question about the recruitment process of such security service providers at different industries and such other installations.
The RAB claimed to have recovered Tk 1.17 crore, a truck and a pistol from the possession of the gang members in drives that ended early Monday. The gang had bought garment factory machineries with the looted money to set up a factory of its own.
Five robbers have been arrested while one more was arrested as some of the looted artifacts were found in his possession. The gang had also looted another garment factory in Badda area using the same technique in 2015, RAB officials said. It appears that the robbers deposited some money in bank accounts while using remaining money for collecting materials to set up new garment factories.
What seems to be a matter of grave concern that people accused in different criminal cases, including robbery and murder are taking jobs as security guard employed by security firms without detailed screening of their background. The presence of such criminals in security industry with fake identity is a grievous risk to life and property of the persons and their installation they get employed to protect.
In our view the Gazipur incident must work as eye opener to both security firms and people who employ them at their factories and other business establishments. There is a chance that militants may also misuse secure jobs this way to cause bigger harm to individuals and the society as a whole. It is time for every one to use the highest level of screening before engaging such guards at any place.
