Woman run over by muggers’ car in Dhaka during purse-snatching attempt

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Woman run over by muggers’ car in Dhaka during purse-snatching attempt
Senior Correspondent bdnews24.com

Published: 2018-01-26 14:19:51.0 BdST Updated: 2018-01-26 14:49:38.0 BdST

A woman has been killed in Dhaka after being run over by the car carrying the muggers who tried to snatch her purse.

The incident was reported early morning Friday from the capital’s Dhanmondi, said police.

The victim, Helena Begum was an employee of a hospital in the city's Green Road, said Inspector Md Parvez Islam.

According to him, Begum arrived Dhaka with her husband Monirul Islam on Friday after spending a vacation in Barisal.

The couple took a bus from Sadarghat and got off at the stop near Dhanmondi Road 7.

As soon as the they were crossing the road, the muggers’ car approached and snatched Begum’s purse, said the police officer citing the victim’s husband.

“Helena fell on the ground when her purse was snatched and the car ran over her,” said Inspector Parvez adding she died immediately.

He said they have launched an investigation into the matter.

Last month, a 5-month-old infant died after falling from a moving rickshaw in Dhaka’s Doyaganj when muggers attempted to snatch the mother’s purse.