Staff Reporter :
Robbers shot at three passengers of a minibus and looted Tk six lakh from them in front of Jahangirnagar University on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar in a broad daylight on Monday.
According to victims and police, a gang of seven armed robbers riding three motorbikes intercepted the bus coming from Savar at about 12:30pm and took the passengers hostage at gunpoint.
They then shot at the three passengers and looted cash and managed a good escape by firing several rounds of gunshots.
Witnesses said when the bus from Savar reached in front of the Jahangirnagar University at around 12.30 pm a gang of seven robbers intercepted the bus and took its control after shooting at the three passengers.
The bullet-injured passengers were identified as Sanwar Hossain, 40, his two business partners Abul Hossain, 39, and Tutul Mia, 30. They are the residents of Savar upazila of Dhaka district.
The locals rushed the injured passengers to the Savar Health Complex from where they were shifted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital DMCH as their condition deteriorated.
When contacted Ashulia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohsinul Kadir said the robbers had information that Sanwar was going to post office at Jahangirnagar University campus to open a fixed deposit account Tk six lakh.
