Couriers robbed of nearly $215k

[Da Ji]

Jun 3, 2010
Couriers robbed of nearly $215k

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WEARING ski masks to hide their identities, a gang of six men - one wielding a knife - ambushed two couriers and robbed them of RM500,000 (S$214,929). They repeatedly punched one of the victims inside the 11th-storey flat in Dorset Road before fleeing down the staircase. The robbery happened last Thursday at about 2am. The victims, two Malaysians, had intended to spend the night at the flat before delivering the money to moneychangers later that morning.

The gang - believed to be all Bangladeshis holding jobs in Singapore under valid work permits - had gotten wind that their victims were carrying huge amounts of cash and were waiting for them. In a statement on Thursday, police said they rounded up five suspects, aged between 27 to 32, over the last two days. The sixth suspect is still at large.

 

[chobolan]

Five nabbed for 2am assault


Jun 4, 2010

Five nabbed for 2am assault
Gang made off with $215k from Dorset Road flat; one suspect still at large

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Six men forced their way into this 11th-floor flat to rob two money couriers who were spending the night there. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN

WEARING ski masks to hide their identities, a gang of six men - one wielding a knife - ambushed two couriers and robbed them of RM500,000 (S$215,000). They repeatedly punched one of the couriers as they forced their way inside the 11th-floor flat in Dorset Road where the victims were staying for the night. They later fled down the staircase. The robbery happened on May 27 at about 2am.

The victims, both Malaysians, had intended to spend the night at the flat before delivering the money to moneychangers here the next morning. The gang members - believed to be all Bangladeshis holding jobs in Singapore under valid work permits - learnt that their victims were carrying large amounts of cash, and waited for them. In a statement yesterday, police said they rounded up five suspects, aged between 27 and 32, over the past two days. The sixth suspect is still at large.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of the Straits Times.

 

[Taishi Ci]

5 charged with gang robbery


Jun 4, 2010
5 charged with gang robbery

<!-- by line --> <!-- end by line --> FIVE Bangladeshi men were charged with gang robbery of RM500,000 (S$214,600) from a money changer courier while armed with knives. Mohd Ali, 30, Muhammad Zahirul Islam Muhammad Aminul Islam, 26, Masum Hayder Tofazzal Hossain, 28, Salim Miah Ibrahim Miah, 32, and Md Milton Talukder Md Samsul Haq Talukder, 31, allegedly robbed Mr Zainun Sultan Baharuddin of the cash at a flat in Dorset Road last Thursday.

Three of them are said to have been armed with knives at the time. They were remanded at Tanglin police division and will appear in court next Friday. If convicted they face a jail term of between five and 20 years plus at least 12 strokes of the cane.