2 more arrested in South Keraniganj for hacking and robbing Chinese citizen

❐ District Correspondent

RAB has arrested two more people involved in the stabbing of a Chinese citizen in South Keraniganj, Dhaka, causing serious injuries.

On April 14th, around 7 pm, a gang of robbers broke into the ‘Yang Ji Jiang’ company at an underpass in Rajendrapur area of ​​South Keraniganj, took everyone hostage at gunpoint, and looted the premises.

The arrested are Md. Liton (38) and Md. Iqbal Hossain (30). A stolen Android mobile phone has been recovered from them.

Confirming the matter in a statement on Sunday afternoon, RAB-10 Senior Assistant Director (Media) Md. Anwar Hossain said that they were arrested in a raid conducted in the Dakshin Banasree area of ​​Khilgaon police station in the capital around 6 pm on Saturday.

Arrested Liton is a resident of Balipara village in Zianagar upazila of Pirojpur, while Iqbal Hossain is a resident of Sripasha village in Naria upazila of Shariatpur.

According to RAB information, Liton has a total of 12 cases, including six for robbery, against different police stations. On the other hand, Iqbal has a total of seven cases, including six for theft, against him.

RAB said that the operation to arrest those involved has been ongoing since the incident. Earlier, five people were arrested on April 15 after analyzing information from a mobile phone left at the scene. At that time, three foreign-brand watches, two mobile phones and 15,700 taka were recovered from them.

A total of seven people have been arrested in this incident, including the two arrested in the latest operation.

It is worth noting that on April 14, around 7 pm, an organized gang of 15-20 robbers attacked the ‘Yang Zi Jiang’ project at an underpass in Rajendrapur area of ​​South Keraniganj. They entered through the main gate during the workers’ shift change, tied up the security guard, and went on a rampage inside.

At one point, they tried to enter the room of Chinese citizen Wen Jinhua (55) and loot it. When he resisted, he was stabbed with a sharp weapon, seriously injuring him.

During this time, the robbers looted 10 iPhones and smartphones of different brands, three expensive watches and about 7 lakh taka. The injured Wen Jinhua was later admitted to the hospital. In addition, the miscreants also vandalized the CCTV cameras at the scene.

RAB said legal action is underway against the two arrested and operations are underway to arrest the remaining suspects.