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Armed men wearing uniforms resembling those of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have made off with over Tk 10.8 million from a distributor of mobile financial service Nagad in Dhaka’s Uttara, police say.
The incident took place at 8:52am on Saturday on Road 12 of Sector 13 in Uttara, according to Deputy Commissioner Mahidul Islam of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Uttara Division, reports bdnews24.com.
The robbers arrived in a black microbus and intercepted two of the distributor's employees, who were transporting cash by motorcycle from their employer’s residence to an office, he said.
“They [the victims] told us the robbers took Tk 10.8 million. We are looking into the matter.”
Surveillance footage of the incident shows a black microbus suddenly blocking the path of two men on a motorcycle.
As the man seated at the back tried to flee with the bag of money, men wearing RAB jackets chased him down. One of the attackers was equipped with a small firearm.
Commenting on the incident, Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said no one found guilty would be spared, even if they were members of the elite force.
“Even if they are actually from RAB, they won’t escape justice. Many have committed crimes wearing RAB or police uniforms. None of them will be spared,” Jahangir said during a visit to the RAB-1 headquarters on Saturday.