TANGAIL: Miscreants snatched Tk 50-lakh from a man by firing bullets and blasting cocktails in Sohagpara area in Mirzapur upazila of the district on Sunday.

Sources said that Sohagpara Juin-Junthi Filling Station owner Humayun Kabir sent his relative Afsar Mallik in his private car to go to deposit Tk 50-lakh at Agrani Bank cadet college branch.

Some miscreants riding three motorcycles opened blank fires to stop the car when it reached cadet college bustand. They also blasted cocktails before snatchning the money.

Mirzapur Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Nazmul Haque confirmed the matter to banglanews.

He said they are conducting search drives to recover the money as well as detain the criminals.

BDST: 1556 HRS, MAR 29, 2015