Robbers Raid Expatriate’s Home in Mirsarai, Elderly Man Injured.

Jewel Nag, Mirsarai,Correspondent. A gang of robbers raided the home of an expatriate family in Mirsarai, Chattogram, injuring an elderly man and looting gold jewellery, cash and mobile phones. The incident took place at around 2:30am on Tuesday night at the residence of Nurul Alam in East Hinguli village under Hinguli Union of Mirsarai Upazila. According to the victim’s family, a group of around 15 to 20 armed robbers entered the house in the middle of the night. The gang reportedly broke the locks of the rooms of Nurul Alam’s sons, Gias Uddin, who lives in Singapore, and Nur Uddin, who is currently in Qatar. The robbers allegedly held the family members at gunpoint and looted gold jewellery, Tk 250,000 in cash and two mobile phones from the rooms. When Nurul Alam tried to resist the robbery, the gang attacked him with a knife, leaving him injured. The robbers also held a weapon to his head and threatened him. Speaking about the incident, Nurul Alam said, “There is no adult male in our house except me. My sons are all living abroad. Around 15 to 20 armed men came to our house at night. They broke into the rooms of my elder and second sons and took gold jewellery, Tk 250,000 in cash and two mobile phones from the wardrobes. When I tried to stop them, they attacked me with a knife and injured me. They also held a weapon to my head.” The injured elderly man was subsequently taken for medical treatment, according to family members. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jorarganj Police Station Mohammad Abdul Halim said police teams began working immediately after receiving information about the incident. “We have deployed several teams to investigate the incident. We hope to arrest those involved in the robbery soon,” the OC said.