A gang of thieves disabled CCTV cameras and stole high-value medicines worth an estimated Tk 25 lakh to Tk 30 lakh from a pharmacy in Barhatta upazila town of Netrokona on Friday night.
A written complaint was lodged with Barhatta Police Station on Saturday afternoon following the incident at 'Barhatta Medical Hall' located at Hospital More in the upazila town.
According to the complaint, Utphal, an employee of the pharmacy, locked the shop around 10:30 p.m. Friday. On Saturday morning, another employee, Joy, arrived to open the shop and found the lock on one of the shutters open. Upon entering, he discovered that almost all expensive medicines were missing, leaving behind only some basic syrups.
CCTV footage reviewed prior to the cameras being destroyed showed masked individuals carrying sacks entering the shop at around 2:30 a.m..
Complainant Md. Iftekhar Tanvir Khan said, "Thieves took almost all the expensive medicines from the pharmacy, worth around Tk 25 lakh to Tk 30 lakh. This happened despite having CCTV cameras installed."
Champak Dham, Barhatta Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC), said police visited the scene and collected the available CCTV footage.
"Efforts are underway to analyze the footage and identify those involved," the OC added.