Staff Reporter:
Joint forces have arrested 20 people along with arms and ammunition from Dhaka’s Mohammadpur ar-ea.
The arrestees were identified as Shihab Hawladar, 25, Shubho, 23, Abbas Mir, 24, Md Rakib, 23, Md Liton, 18, Md Rana, 27, Md Rony, 22, Omar Faruk, 29, Salauddin Ahmed Liton, 45, Md Asad, 21, Ta-mal Hossain, 22, Robin, 20, Nahid, 21, Hira, 28, Md Sajeeb, 14, Md Liton, 31, Mithun, 30, Raju, 30, Yeasin, 20 and Munna, 20.
Tipped off, a team of Mohammadpur Police Station conducted a drive in the area early Tuesday and ar-rested 13 people including three robbers, five muggers and three thieves, said Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Meanwhile, a joint forces team comprising police and army conducted a drive in Geneva camp area in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur around 3:30 am and arrested seven people.
They also recovered two revolvers, 20 bullets and five sharp weapons from their possession.
A case has been filed in this connection.
