A thief who stole two IPS batteries from a school in Roumari, Kurigram, later returned them secretly. According to local sources and a general diary filed at the police station, the incident occurred around 2 a.m. on April 25 during a storm. The thief entered the school by climbing over the veranda grill and broke the office room lock to take the batteries, leaving the IPS unit behind. The head teacher subsequently filed a general diary with the Roumari police.

Three days later, on Wednesday, the two batteries were found in an abandoned room of the school, suggesting the thief had returned them at night. A guardian named Ruhul Amin said the thief’s conscience might have awakened, realizing that stealing school property was wrong. Another local resident, Samiul, speculated that the thief might have feared being caught due to the ongoing police search.

Head teacher Aminul Islam stated that this was the third theft at the school, following previous incidents involving stolen electrical wires and a water pump, and expressed frustration over the repeated troubles.