Naogaon, Nov. 3 -- Robbers allegedly snatched Tk 9.13 lakh from two employees of a scrap trader after beating them up in Mohadevpur upazila of Naogaon on Tuesday night.

The victims were identified as Majnu, a cousin of scrap shop owner Abdul Alim and the shop's manager, and Sohel, a pickup van driver.

The incident took place around 8pm near Teromail Bridge in the upazila.

According to locals, Majnu and Sohel were returning to Mohadevpur from Bogura with Tk 9.13 lakh earned from selling scrap items when their pickup van broke down near the bridge.

At that time, a group of robbers arriving on two motorcycles attacked them, beat them up and snatched the money, they said.

Hearing their screams, passersby rushed in, rescued the injured an...