Tourists robbed at Sitakunda Eco Park
A group of tourists was robbed by a band of muggers who decamped with valuables worth over Tk 2 lakh at Sitakunda Eco Park yesterday.
The muggers also injured a girl as she screamed and delayed to hand over her belongings, police and witnesses said.
The tourists numbering 13 who came to the Eco Park from Tarabo municipality of Narayanganj district fell prey to eight muggers while visiting the park at around 10:00am.
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The girl Mahmuda was slightly injured when one of the muggers hit her with a metallic object.
Later, the onlookers and security personnel held one mugger identified as Solaiman while fleeing away the scene.
Nazrul Islam, a member of the tourist group, filed a case with Sitakunda Police Station in this connection.