Man shot, Tk 5 lakh snatched away in Dhaka

Miscreants today shot a small businessman and snatched away Tk 5 lakh from him near a bank in Dhaka’s Shyampur area.

The victim was identified as Kamaruzzaman Suman, said an on-duty policeman at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital after he was rushed there.

According to the victim’s alibi, three persons riding a motorcycle intercepted him around noon after Suman came out of a bank and took a rickshaw, the policeman said.

They shot Suman in the leg and snatched away Tk 5 lakh from him.

Kadamtali Police Station said that they have heard of the incident and assured of appropriate measures after an investigation.