Police have arrested two muggers over the hacking of a motorcyclist with a machete and the theft of his mobile phones and money in South Keraniganj, Dhaka. A stolen smartphone, Tk 2,000 in cash and a machete used in the mugging were recovered from them. The arrested are Rajib Hossain Raju, 30, of Abdullahpur Karergaon, and Abu Sayeed, 34, of Abdullahpur Paschimpara, both in South Keraniganj. Jamilul Haque, additional superintendent of police for the Keraniganj circle, gave the details at a press conference at South Keraniganj police station on Sunday (November 1) afternoon.
He said they were arrested in raids on Abdullahpur and nearby areas at around 1:20am on Sunday. Md Sujon Mia, 32, was mugged at around 9:30pm on October 29 on the road next to the Abdullahpur bus stand in South Keraniganj. He is from Palra village in Kendua upazila of Netrokona and now lives at Nabinagar Gazirchat in Ashulia, Dhaka.
The police official said that when Sujon slowed down while riding his motorcycle along the road that day, three muggers blocked his way. Showing a sharp machete and a knife, they snatched his motorcycle key.
At one point one of the muggers struck Sujon twice above the left wrist with the machete, badly injuring his hand.
The muggers then fled with two mobile phones and Tk 8,000 in cash that he was carrying.
Sujon Mia filed a case with South Keraniganj police station, he said. Using intelligence and technology, police led by ASI Sujel Mia of South Keraniganj police station then arrested Rajib Hossain Raju and Abu Sayeed.
Police said the stolen smartphone and the machete used in the mugging were recovered from Rajib, and Tk 2,000 of the stolen cash from Abu Sayeed. In initial questioning the two admitted involvement, police said. They are being sent to court, and the case is under investigation.
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