A robbery broke out at a house in Pyigyitagon Township, Mandalay City, in which a lieutenant police major visiting there were shot dead and cash, gold and jewels as well as his gun were taken away on February 25, local sources said.

About eight people holding guns and knives arrived on three motorbikes at the house between 44th Street and 136th Street in Nyaungbingon Village, Pyigyitagon Township, and committed a robbery at about 7pm.

At the time of the robbery, a younger sister of the house owner and her husband who was a police officer were also there on a visit. The robbers shot dead him after learning that he was a police officer because voices came out of his walkie-talkie in the bag. The police officer died on the spot.

The robbers took 30 million kyats, gold and jewels and the police officer’s bag containing, a gun, bullets and a walkie-talkie and drove away.