Theft of goods by cutting the window grill of the Varshon Union Parishad in Mandah, Naogaon

Theft of goods by cutting the window grill of the Varshon Union Parishad in Mandah, Naogaon
Photo: Ujjwal Kumar Sarker

Daily Bijoy News, Naogaon Correspondent:

A daring theft incident took place in the chairman's room of the Varshon Union Parishad in Mandar, Naogaon, where the grill of the window was cut. During the night between Friday and Saturday, a gang of thieves stole a laptop, printer, monitor, Wi-Fi router, CCTV cameras, and important documents from the Parishad office. Following the incident, the administrative officer of the Parishad, Pradip Kumar Mondal, filed a complaint at the Mandar police station on Saturday afternoon.

Administrative officer Pradip Kumar Mondal stated, "Every night, there is a village police guard at the Union Parishad. Despite that, the thieves cut the grill of the chairman's room window and stole valuable items. After learning about this, I informed the higher authorities and filed a complaint at the police station."

Village police officers Azad Ali and Faruk Hossain, who were on duty that night, said, "We were performing our duties properly. The back side of the chairman's room is quite secluded. We were stationed at the front. We didn't know what happened at the back. It was only after the chairman opened the room on Saturday morning that we learned about the theft."

Bullet Hossain, the chairman's personal assistant, said, "On Thursday, the chairman, members, and administrative officers closed the office and went home. We learned about the theft on Saturday morning when we came to open the office. Everything was in disarray. Later, we saw the window grill had been cut. We then informed everyone about the incident."

Regarding the incident, Varshon Union Parishad Chairman Mostafizur Rahman Suman expressed his shock, saying, "I am stunned by the theft in my room while the guard was on duty. I have nothing more to say."

When asked, Mandar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Monsur Rahman stated that an investigation had been initiated after being informed about the matter.

Daily Bijoy News / Ujjwal Kumar Sarker