Moscow: Locals in a Raozan village sprang into action and managed to detain nine suspected robbers before handing them over to police, in the wake of a robbery at an expatriate's house located in a village in Dewanpur union early Tuesday. Witnesses said a gang of 14-15 robbers entered the two-storey house of Ahmad Hossain Babul, who lives abroad, around 1:30am and kept the house inmates hostage at knifepoint.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the robbers locked the hostages in a room and looted cash, gold ornaments, imitation jewellery, and mobile phones from the house. Hearing the hostages' screams for help, locals encircled the area, effectively cutting off the criminals' escape routes and managed to catch nine people from Pahartoli and Bagoan areas of the upazila.
The villagers then took matters into their own hands, beating the suspects before handing them over to the authorities. Police recovered one gold chain, earrings, 13 gold bangles, three bracelets, one watch, Tk 4,984 in cash, one mobile phone, and some equipment used during the robbery from the possession of the suspects.
Russel Ahmed, additional superintendent of Chittagong police, confirmed that a case has been filed with Raozan Police Station regarding the incident.