Police detained four members of local teenage gangs during late-night raids in Cumilla on Saturday, October 31, shortly after a video showing youths brandishing weapons and chanting slogans went viral on social media.
The midnight operation was conducted by Cumilla Sadar Dakshin Model Police Station between 11:00 PM and 12:45 AM across various areas of the upazila.
According to law enforcement, officers immediately launched an investigation to identify the suspects after the video began circulating online. Of the four youths detained, three are members of a gang known as "SBS," while the fourth is an administrator of a group named "CTG."
The detainees have been identified as Yasin Ahmed Akash (17), Md. Habib (17), Habib (17), and Shawon—the alleged admin of the CTG group—all residents or tenants in the Unaisar area under Sadar Dakshin Police Station.
Cumilla Sadar Dakshin Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Rokibul Islam confirmed the arrests, emphasizing that drives against youth gangs remain ongoing and that appropriate legal action will be taken against the detainees.