Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested 10 robbers with firearms and ammunitions in a drive on Wednesday night from Ratanpur Bazaar area in Cumilla South Upazila.
Cumilla SP Syed Islam disclosed this at a press conference at Zilla Police Super office. SP Syed Islam said, OC Nasir Uddin Mridha led a drive with DB LIC Team on Wednesday at Ratanpur area. SI Ikhtiar Uddin, SI Parimal Chandra, SI Anwar Hossain, SI Nazrul Islam among others were with OC Nasir Uddin Mridha.Police said, the robbers are members of inter-district dacoit group.
The arrestees are identified as Mahbub Hossain of Natore, Babul Mal of Shariatpur, Rezaul Hossain of Gaibandha, Mizanur Rahman of Gazipur, Mir Hossain of Cumilla, Munsur Ali from Jamalpur, Sumon Sheikh of Dewanganj, Chan Miah of Cumilla Sadar Thana, Sultan Miah of Kurigram and Abdur Rashid Molla of Kamrangir Char. One pipe gun, three rounds of bullets, 2 daggers, one chapatti, one cutter, 2 rods have been seized from their occupation.
Police Super said also, these robbers stabbed a man on December 4, 2018 at Nangolkot upazila in Cumilla. They robbed huge goods that time. The dacoits have been conducting robbery for long time in the district.ASP (Sadar Circle) Tanvir Salehin Imon, ASP Sadar South Circle Golam Ambia Mahmud, Sadar South Model Thana OC Mamun-or-Rashid among others were present in the press conference.
---Jahirul Haque Rassel, Cumilla