Muggers loot Tk15 lakh after killing Mymensingh trader

Muggers looted Tk15 lakh after killing a rice trader at Bagar Bazar intersection in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh on Monday night.

The deceased was Sushen Chandra Sarkar, son of Rash Behari Sarkar of Saudkanda village in the upazila.

Mohamamd Firoz Hossain, officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station, said a group of muggers swooped on the warehouse of Sushen around 10:30pm and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him dead on the spot.

Later, they looted Tk15 lakh from the warehouse.

On information, police rushed to the spot and sent the body to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Police are investigating the incident, said the OC.