A 22-year-old woman, identified as Sumaiya Akter, was detained by Ansar members after snatching a gold chain from a child’s neck at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday morning.
The incident took place around 7:00am on November 11 in the Canopy-2 area. Ansar members chased and detained her near the airport’s Bot Tola car parking area.
According to an Ansar press release issued on Wednesday evening, members on duty rushed to the spot after hearing the victim’s family shouting for help. A team led by In-charge PC Md Altaf Hossain chased and caught the woman.
The recovered gold chain was later returned to the victim’s family after verification. Sumaiya was handed over to the magistrate court for legal action.
-AJM