Goldsmith killed in Naogaon robbery, Tk7 lakh, gold looted

A goldsmith was killed after being attacked by unidentified assailants while returning home from his shop in Mahadebpur upazila of Naogaon on Monday night.

The victim was Alif Chandra Dutta, 45, son of late Sunil Chandra Dutta of Dulalpara village in the upazila. Police and locals said Alif closed his shop at Mahadebpur Bazar around 8:30pm and headed home as usual. Around 9pm, when he reached near his house in Dulalpara, a group of assailants attacked him with a sharp weapon.

The attackers allegedly took around six bhori of gold and Tk7 lakh in cash from him before fleeing.

Later, family members and locals rescued Alif and took him to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, where he later died while undergoing treatment.

Mahadebpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Omar Faruk said, “We have not yet been able to confirm whether it was solely a robbery or whether there was any other enmity or motive behind the incident,”. The legal proceedings are underway, he added.