2 robberies in hours rattle commuters on Cox’s Bazar road

Two robberies took place on Monday at Himchari Dhala along the Eidgaon-Eidgar road in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar.

Eidgaon Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) ATM Sifatul Majdar confirmed the matter. These incidents happened within a span of a few hours on morning and afternoon.

Cellphones and money were looted from passengers during the robberies. Consecutive robberies at the same spot have sparked widespread anxiety among commuters traveling on the road.

One of the victims of these incidents is Mohammad Tareq. According to him, he was caught by robbers around 6:30 am while traveling in an auto-rickshaw. During the incident, the robbers snatched his cellphone. To save his life, he jumped off the auto-rickshaw and escaped.

Later the same day around 2:30 pm, another robbery occurred. During this incident, robbers looted cellphones and money from several individuals, including Abdul Hakim, an accountant at the microfinance organization Mukti in Eidgar.

OC Sifatul said police operation is underway to identify and arrest those involved in the robberies.