A group of robbers killed a night guard and looted gold and other valuables from two shops at Chaprasirhat Pachhim Bazar of Kabirhat upazila in Noakhali early Friday.
The deceased was identified as Shaheed Ullah, 50, son of Abdul Haq of Gullakhali village of Dhanshalik union of the district. He was a night guard of the market.
Owner of Ma-Moni Jewellers Mintu Chandra Nath said a group of robbers, comprising 40-50 members, came to the Chaprashirhat on a pick-up van around 4am on Friday.
They looted 250 bhori of gold, 150 bhori of silver, and Tk 2.50 lakh cash after breaking the locker of his shop.
Owner of another shop M/S Noor Jewellers Noor Alam said during that time, robbers also looted 7 bhori gold and 250 bhori silver.
Ashraf Hosen Robence, a resident of the area, said the robbers hit on the head of the night guard Shaheed while he was trying to obstruct them. Later, he died due to excessive bleeding.
Officer-in-Charge of Kabirhat Police Station Rafiqul Islam acknowledging the matter said police recovered the body and sent it to the 250-bed Noakhali General Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Quoting the locals, the OC said the robbers speaking in Noakhali accent and they suspected that among the robbers, there was a UP member.
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