Robbers loot Tk 1.62cr from Natore bank

7 September 2009, 17:00 PM

A Correspondent, Natore

Robbers took away Tk 1.62 crore from National Bank Kanaikhali bus stand branch in the town early yesterday. Police arrested night guards Khattab Ali and Zufikar Hossain, suspecting their involvement in the robbery. They also picked up senior officer Belaluddin, senior officer (cash) Shahadat Hossain and second officer Rabiul Islam for interrogation. Police and bank sources said the robbers entered the bank, breaking open the lock of the collapsible gate on the first floor of a three-storey building early yesterday. The gang then broke the vault of the bank and looted Tk 1.62 crore, they added. Night guard Khattab, who was on-duty during the incident, told police that he fell asleep and did not know anything. The incident first came to the notice of a sweeper as he found a new lock at the collapsible gate of the bank. He immediately contacted with bank manager and other staff. Being informed, the bank manager and other staff rushed to the bank and informed police about the matter. Police came to the spot, broke the new lock and entered the bank. Acting Police Superintendent Mozammel Haque said, “It is not an incident of robbery. It is a mysterious theft. Some bank staff might be involved with the incident.” A seven-member committee, headed by Assistant Police Commissioner Ashraf Ali, has been formed to probe the incident.