Gazipur: In an armed attack, muggers looted Tk 40 lakh of a garment factory intercepting a microbus in the city on Thursday, reports UNB.

The attack also injured accounts officer Parvez of ‘Wales Fashion Limited’ in Barobari of the city, and its employees Azad, Ilias, and microbus driver Shahidul Haque. Of them, Ilias sustained bullet wounds.

Police and witnesses said the five employees of the factory were returning to their factory by the microbus after withdrawing money from the Uttara branch of IFIC Bank.

As they reached the Mill-gate area under Tongi Police Station at noon, a group of 5-6 hoodlums, posing as traffic police, signalled it to stop.

As soon as the vehicle stopped, the thugs fired around 5-6 gunshots targeting the vehicle and took away a bag containing Tk 40 lakh from the vehicle, leaving five employees injured.

The injured were taken to Tongi hospital.

Contacted, officer-in-charge of Tongi Police Station Feroz Talukdar said they were trying to arrest the criminals.