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Shredded banknotes found abandoned in Bogura

Staff Correspondent
Shredded banknotes on roads and roadside ditch in Shahjahanpur of Bogura on 24 September, 2019. Photo: Soel Rana
Shredded banknotes on roads and roadside ditch in Shahjahanpur of Bogura on 24 September, 2019. Photo: Soel Rana

Loads of shredded banknotes of Tk 100, 500 and 1000, torn into pieces, were found on the road and roadside ditch in Jalshuka of Shahjahanpur upazila in Bogura on Tuesday.

A child stares at the banknotes shredded into pieces. Soel Rana took this photo from Shahjahanpur in Bogura on 24 September, 2019.

According to police, locals informed the police about the torn banknotes in the morning. Police after arriving on the spot engaged some people to recover the shredded pieces from the ditch.

The police team took two bags full of torn banknotes to the police station while a team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) took another bag of shredded notes as evidence.

People gather to see torn bank notes found in Shahjahanpur of Bogura on 24 September, 2019. Photo: Soel Rana

Confirming about the incident the inspector (investigation) of Shahjahanpur police station told Prothom Alo, police rushed to the area immediately after being informed by the locals.

Two men filling bags with torn banknotes. Soel Rana took the photo from Shahjahanpur in Bogura on 24 September, 2019.
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