Woman hacked with sharp weapon and robbed in Rajapur.

Md. Ahid Saiful,Rajapur,Jhalakathi Correspondent. In Rajapur, Jhalokathi, an unidentified thief broke into two apartments in a building late at night. During the incident, he hacked a woman with a sharp weapon, injuring her, and fled with 9 _ana_ worth of gold jewelry and Tk 5,000 in cash. The door to an apartment on the 3rd floor of the same building, belonging to a madrasa teacher, was also found open. However, it has not been confirmed whether anything was stolen from that apartment. The incident occurred around 3:00 AM on Tuesday night at the building of Fokir Kawoyum Hossain in the Adorshopara area of the upazila headquarters. The injured woman, Nowreen (24), is a tenant on the 4th floor of the building. She is the daughter of Md. Moslem Molla of Ulaniya village in Galachipa Upazila, Patuakhali. Nowreen and her husband Md. Shahin Hossain (29) both work at the local Sohag General Hospital. Speaking to police and the building owner, it was learned that at the time of the incident Nowreen’s husband was at work on the night shift. Her mother-in-law was also away visiting, so Nowreen was alone in the apartment. At some point during the night, the thief entered the house through the empty space where an exhaust fan was installed in the kitchen. When Nowreen noticed the thief, she screamed and tried to stop him. At that point the thief locked the door from inside. He then attacked her with a vegetable-cutting knife from the kitchen, cutting her face, hands and other parts of her body and leaving her bleeding. Later he locked her in a room and fled the same way, taking 9 _ana_ of gold jewelry and Tk 5,000 in cash. Meanwhile, the door to the apartment of madrasa teacher Monoz on the 3rd floor of the same building was also found open. However, no confirmed information is available on how the door was opened, whether the thief entered that apartment, or if anything was stolen from there. While injured, Nowreen called her husband on her mobile phone. Her husband then called 999, and Rajapur Police Station quickly arrived at the scene. With the help of the building owner and other tenants, the police broke down the door and rescued Nowreen. Around 3:45 AM, she was taken to Sohag General Hospital, where doctors provided primary treatment. She received 5 stitches on her right hand and 3 stitches on her right leg. She is currently receiving treatment at the hospital. Rajapur Police Station OC Sujan Biswas said, legal action is underway regarding this incident. Police are also working to identify and arrest those involved.