Armed robbers looted gold ornaments and cash from the house of a businessman at 135, West Malibagh in the capital in the early hours on Sunday.
They robbed businessman Jaman Ahmed's home of at least 40 tolas of gold ornaments and Tk 80,000 in cash at around 2:30am holding the residents at gunpoint.
Police and Jaman's family said at least seven robbers carrying firearms and sharp weapons stormed the house. Two of them stood guard in front of the house, while the rest of the gang took position at its entrances.
According to witnesses, it took the robbers merely 10 minutes to decamp with the ornaments and money.
Jaman filed a case with Malibagh police station in this connection in the morning but the police had been unable to make any headway in the case till Sunday evening.
Source : New Age
