A gang of muggers stabbed Reaz Ahmed, a Staff Reporter of The Daily Star and robbed him of Tk 2500 in front of Saidabad police box while he was going home from office in an autorickshaw on Sunday night.

The incident took place at about 10:30 p.m. The muggers, numbering three, forced trielr entry into the auto-rickshaw as the vehicle was moving slowly In a traffic jam.

The victim Immediately reported the incident to nearby Demra police station. A mobile police team and the victim then went to the spot but failed to find any one of the muggers at the spot.

When contacted yesterday evening. Demra police said none was arrested in connection with the incident. A General Diary was registered, they added.

The investigating officer did not respond to requests from The Daily Star to talk on the incident although the duty officer said that he (IO) was present at the police station.