Six arrested after businessman shot and robbed in Dhaka's Banasree

Police detectives have arrested six people over the armed robbery in Dhaka’s Banasree, where a businessman was shot before being robbed of cash and gold.

The arrests were made on Friday night, according to Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman of the media and public relations wing of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, or DMP.

Law enforcers also recovered the stolen gold jewellery and illegal firearms from the suspects.

DMP Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali will provide details at a media briefing later on Saturday.

The robbery took place around 10:30pm on Feb 23 when gold trader Anwar Hossain was about to enter his home on Road No. 7 in Banasree's D Block.

Anwar, the owner of Alankar Jewellers in the area, was confronted by a group of armed men on motorcycles.

The attackers shot him and snatched his bag containing gold and cash before fleeing the scene.

A video of the incident, which surfaced on Facebook, sparked widespread outrage.

The footage showed six to seven assailants arriving on three motorcycles and surrounding Anwar.

Some of them were stabbing and shooting him before escaping with his belongings.