Robbery on moving bus, two confess in court 

Two accused have given confessional statements in connection with the robbery and molestation of two female passengers on a moving Rajshahi-bound bus on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.

But another arrestee did not agree to give any   confessional statement as a result the court granted him a five-day remand.

Tangail Senior Judicial Magistrate Naurin Karim recorded the confessional statements of two from 2 pm to 7 pm on Saturday (February 22).

The two accused who confessed are Md. Sabuj (30), son of Md. Ismail Molla of Ramkrishnapur village in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur, and Md. Sharifuzzaman Sharif (28), son of Abul Hossain of Tangenda village in Savar upazila of Dhaka.

The arrested Md. Shahidul Islam Muhith (30), son of Md. Badar Uddin Sheikh of Lautara village in Daulatpur sadar upazila of Manikganj, was produced before the court seeking a five-day remand. Later, the court granted a five-day remand.

Earlier, police in Tangail arrested three persons in connection with the robbery and molestation of two female passengers on a moving Rajshahi-bound bus on the Dhaka-Tangail highway. 

Tangail Superintendent of Police Md Mizanur Rahman disclosed the information at a press conference around 11 am on Saturday. 

Tangail district police arrested them from Genda area under Savar Model Thana in Dhaka yesterday afternoon. 

On Monday night (February 17), a group of robbers boarded the bus and, over a span of three hours, looted passengers’ belongings and molested female passengers. 

Citing victims of the incident, media reports said the Unique Road Royals bus left Gabtoli at around 11pm on Monday with around 40 passengers. The robbery started at around 12:30am on Tuesday when the bus reached Tangail’s Mirzapur. 

The incident took place after the bus picked up 8 to 9 people in the guise of passengers from the road in the Chandra area of Gazipur. 

Meanwhile, the bus supervisor, driver, and the driver’s assistant were initially detained but they have been released on bail due to a lack of specific charges against them. 

The Baraigram Administrative Court granted their bail plea on Wednesday (February 19), according to court sources. 

They have been released on bail on the condition of appearing at the Mirzapur Police Station as the incident took place in an area under its jurisdiction. 

A case has been filed three days after a robbery and molestation incident occurred.