A gang of robbers looted musical instruments and other valuables worth around Tk 40 lakh from a production house in the city in the early hours of yesterday.

Sub-Inspector (SI) Enamul Haque of Ramna Police Station toldThe Daily Star that the robbers looted musical instruments, computers and mobile sets worth Tk 37.70 lakh and spare parts of a private car from singer SD Rubel's production house on the ground floor of a six-storey building at West Malibagh.

He said a gang of three robbers entered the house at around 3:30am through a hole which was made to install an air conditioner on the wall at the backside of the house.

The robbers fastened two employees Palash and Sumon and night guard Abdur Rahim who were sleeping in the production room.

Holding them hostages at knife point the robbers looted the things, the SI said, adding that the robbers also looted parts of the private car kept at the garage adjacent to the production house.

The private car belonged to the house owner, he added.

Enamul Haque said Rubel rented the house on April 26 and the work of the interior decoration wasgoingon.

He suspected that one Zakir, who was engaged to work there, might be behind the incident, as he went into hiding after the incident.

Rubel filed a case accusing five to six unidentified criminals with Ramna Police Station at noon.