# 2 Arrested for Attempting to Rob Police Vehicle Mistaken for Passenger Microbus

> Around 4:30 AM on April 27, robbers in Dinajpur’s Ghoraghat upazila mistakenly tried to hijack a police vehicle, thinking it was a microbus. Two suspects were arrested, while three escaped. The police recovered weapons,…

Published: 2026-09-15 · Desk: Latest · Source: Ittefaq

In the early hours of Sunday (April 27), around 4:30 AM, an attempted robbery occurred in the Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur. A group of robbers, mistaking a police vehicle for a passenger microbus, tried to hijack it. Two suspects were arrested at the scene, while three others fled into the darkness.

According to reports, a police team led by Sub-Inspector Shafiqul Islam of Ghoraghat Police Station was patrolling in a pickup van near Dugdugi Bazar around 3:30 AM. After completing their patrol, they encountered five individuals armed with local weapons attempting to stop their vehicle. Upon realizing it was a police vehicle, three suspects fled, and two were apprehended. Multiple weapons were seized from the arrested suspects.

During initial questioning, the suspects confessed they mistook the police vehicle for a microbus and attempted a robbery. Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nazmul Haque of Ghoraghat Police Station confirmed that the two detained individuals have been charged with attempted robbery and sent to court. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining fugitives.

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