The District Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested four members of an inter-district robbery gang while they were preparing to commit a robbery in Hossainpur Upazila of Kishorganj.
The information was confirmed in a press release issued by the Kishorganj District Police Media Cell on Sunday morning (November 1).
The arrested individuals have been identified as Yunus Khan (45), son of late Wahid Khan of Chanpur village, Sadarpur upazila, Faridpur; Yusuf Hossain (34), son of Nawab Ali of Poran Poyla village, Shibalaya upazila, Manikganj; Wasim Miah (35), son of Abu Bakar Siddique of Imatpur Paschimpara village, Mithapukur upazila, Rangpur; and Abdul Malek alias Chhalek (50), son of late Abdul Jamal of Amangarh village, Dhunat upazila, Bogura.
Read next604 Arrested and Detained in Three Months in Ukhia: Over 3 Lakh Yaba Pills and Firearms SeizedPolice reported that on Saturday night (October 31), a group of 8 to 9 robbers was preparing for a robbery with a pickup van on the paved road at the eastern end of a bridge on the Hossainpur-Gafargaon road in Paschim Dheepeshwar area of Hossainpur upazila. Acting on secret information, a DB police team led by Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Bahar Miah, under the overall supervision and direction of Kishorganj District Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, conducted a drive at the spot. Sensing the presence of the police, the robbers attempted to flee. Police chased them down and intercepted four of them in the Bhaluka Police Station area along the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway, while other members of the gang managed to escape. During the drive, police recovered a Chinese axe, a kirich (curved dagger), a cleaver, a knife, a switchblade, and a ramda (long curved sword) from the arrestees. Additionally, a pickup van used for robbery, one smartphone, and five feature phones were seized.
Police stated that legal action against the arrested individuals is currently underway.
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Reported by Nazrul Islam Khairul, Kishoreganj Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
