Armed robbers wearing police uniforms carried out three separate home robberies in Baraitali Union of Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday night. According to victims, the gang held family members at gunpoint and looted cash, gold ornaments, mobile phones, and other valuables. The incidents occurred between 3:15 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. in the Chowkidar Kata and Sikdar Para areas.

In Sikdar Para, resident Jahanara Begum said a group of armed men in police uniforms entered her house around 3:30 a.m., claiming to search for drugs. They forced her to open a cupboard and took 250,000 taka in cash and about two bhori of gold worth roughly 500,000 taka. The robbers then took her to a neighbor’s house, where they also looted 20,000 taka. Earlier that night, the same group reportedly robbed the home of Mohammad Nurul Absar in Chowkidar Kata, taking cash, mobile phones, and valuables.

Chakaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Monir Hossain said he was unaware of the incidents and that no formal complaint had been filed.