People seek help from National Emergency Service 999 to get help during an emergency situation but what has happened in Barishal is quite unusual. A thief called 999 to seek help from the police.
Police on Thursday said they received a call from a thief to save himself from possible mob beating as he was stuck inside a shop in Barishal town after committing theft.
Yeasin Khan, 41, entered a shop in AR Khan Bazar area of Sadar upazila and got stuck inside the shop on Wednesday morning after sensing the presence of people in the market, said Asaduzzaman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Metropolitan Bandar police station, reports UNB.
The man called 999 for help fearing that he might be beaten up by the locals if caught, the OC added.
When police asked him why he is not coming out of the shop, Yeasin told them that it took him a long time to pack the stolen goods and when he completed it is already morning and people started gathering in the market.
“In this condition, if Yeasin came out, he would be beaten up by the mob,” said OC Asaduzzaman.
Shop owner Jhantu said he didn’t sense that a thief entered his shop and packed goods in his bag.
Later, police arrested Yeasin from the spot after rescuing him from the shop, said the OC.