Operations in Sirajganj-Pabna recovers weapons mother lode

Acting on information provided by surrendered members of the extremist 'Sarbahara' party, the Special Response Battalion (SRB)-12 has recovered a large cache of weapons and ammunition during operations in various areas of Sirajganj and Pabna.

The recovered items include 103 domestic and foreign firearms, 1,136 rounds of live ammunition, 15 magazines, 95 locally-made weapons, and eight walkie-talkie sets. These details were disclosed by the battalion's commander, Additional DIG Atiqur Rahman Mia, during a press conference held at the SRB-12 headquarters in Solanga, Sirajganj, on Wednesday at 11:30 AM.

He stated that the weapons and ammunition were seized during operations conducted in the Tarash, Ullapara, and Solanga areas of Sirajganj, as well as in the Sathia and Ataikula areas of Pabna district.

The recovered weapons and equipment had been in the possession of the surrendered extremists. The SRB-12 commander further noted that on November 1, 65 members of the extremist 'Sarbahara' party from Sirajganj, Pabna, and Rajbari districts surrendered at the SRB-12 headquarters in Sirajganj. Based on the information they provided, operations to recover the weapons were launched that same night.

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