Two members of Ashik group held with arms in Khulna

KHULNA, Oct 29: Members of the Special Response Battalion (SRB-6), Special Company, arrested two members of the Ashik Group, a notorious criminal gang in Khulna, along with a firearm and ammunition from the Chanmari area of the city early Thursday, said a SRB press release today.

The arrestees are Sahil Mahmud, 25, son of Saugatul Alam Chhagir of Chanmari Bazar area, and Shahadat Hossain Shuvo, 23, son of Barek Hawlader of Mohammadia Para in Labanchara area.

SRB-6 Commander Nistar Ahmed said, acting on a tip-off, an operational team of SRB-6, CPC Special Company, conducted a drive in the Ahmadia Madrasa Road and Chanmari Shipyard areas around 3:30 am and arrested the two and recovered a foreign-made pistol, four rounds of ammunition and two mobile phones from them.

The arrestees were later handed over to Khulna Metropolitan Police’s Sadar Police Station after a regular case was filed against them under the Arms Act for further legal action, the commander added.