Incident of robbery and molestation on a moving bus
- Update Time : Friday, February 21, 2025
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A case has been filed at Mirzapur Police Station in Tangail over a robbery on a passenger bus bound for Rajshahi from Dhaka. The case has been filed by bus passenger Omar Ali of Baraigram upazila in Natore, accusing 8 to 9 unidentified people. Mirzapur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC, Investigation) Mohammad Salauddin confirmed that the case has been recorded on Friday.
The bus passengers said that on Monday night, a passenger bus from Dhaka left Gabtoli in Dhaka. On the way, some more passengers boarded the bus in Chandra area. Later, when the bus reached Tangail, some other passengers including the newly boarded passengers took control of the bus by threatening them with weapons. Later, they looted the passengers’ cash and valuables including gold ornaments and got off the bus in Mirzapur area. During this time, the passengers also complained that two female passengers were molested.
Meanwhile, the bus supervisor, driver and driver’s assistant arrested in the robbery case have been released on bail. The court granted them bail as the criminal charges were not specific.
