Hours after allegedly snatching Tk 8,700 from a poultry trader in Bogra town last night, four policemen returned the amount to its owner after senior police officials got to know about the matter.
The accused Sub-Inspector Alamgir Hossain, Habilder Tipu Sultan and constables Jahangir Hossain and Nazrul Islam of Fulbari Police Outpost stopped Jamal Uddin, 30, of Gabtoli and his employee at Brindaban Para around 9:00pm, said the victim.
"The policemen searched us and found the amount in my pocket. They forced me to give the money, threatening to implicate me in a Phensidyl peddling case," said Jamal.
Jamal said they returned the money around 10:00pm after he informed the incident to officials of Bogra Sadar Police Station.
OC (Investigation) Atiur Rahman of the police confirmed the incident.
Source : The Daily Star
