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16 June 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Bandarban

Five Robbers were caught red-handed by villagers at Burir Jhiri under Lama upazila yesterday. Nezam Uddin, 28, Nasir Uddin, 30, Ayub Ali, 31, Md Selim, 26, and Hamid Alam, 28, were held while decamping with booty after committing a robbery in the village. Around Tk 80,000 gold ornaments and mobile sets were recovered from their possession, police said. At least six big robberies were committed at Lama last month, locals alleged.