Robbers kill night guard, injure another

An elderly night guard was killed and another injured when a gang of robbers attacked them at Boilor Bazar in Trishal upazila early yesterday.

The deceased, Lal Mia, 60, was son of late Hafez Ali of Sammukh Boilor village in the upazila.

Quoting another guard Jasim Uddin and locals, Officer in Charge (OC) of Trishal Police Station Mohammad Azizur Rahman said a group of some six to seven robbers came to Boilor Bazar on a mini truck and asked night guard Lal about location of a battery shop around 3:30am.

As Lal denied to indicate the shop, the robbers’ gang became furious and started to beat him up with sticks, leaving him critically injured.

At one stage, when two other guards--Tara Mia, 60, and Jasim, 50,--tried to save Lal the gang also swooped on them that left Tara injured, the OC said. 

Hearing scrams, when locals rushed to the spot the robbers’ gang fled the scene, sensing the presence of the villagers.

Later, locals rescued Lal and Tara and took them to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital where Lal succumbed to his injuries around 8:00am.

Injured Tara was referred to a hospital in the capital yesterday as his condition deteriorated, the OC added.