SRB arrests top Nurajim gang member Rocky

The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has arrested Md Shahriar Islam Rocky, a top member of Khulna's notorious 'Nurajim gang' and younger brother of the gang's alleged mastermind Nurajim.

A joint operational team of SRB-6 and SRB-8 arrested him during a special drive based on a tip-off in the DC Road area under Shibchar Police Station in Madaripur district at around 3:30PM on Thursday (November 12).

The arrested Md Shahriar Islam Rocky is the son of late Md Shahjahan and Baby Begum of 8/1 Tutpara East Circular Lane under Khulna Metropolitan Police's Sadar Police Station. According to law enforcement sources, nine cases, including three murder cases and four drug-related cases, have been filed against him with different police stations in Khulna metropolitan area.

The SRB said information had recently emerged about the direct involvement of the Nurajim gang in an armed attack and vandalism at New Apollo Diagnostic and Consultation Centre in Khulna over demands for extortion money.

The criminal group has long been involved in various illegal activities in Khulna city, including drug trading, murder and extortion, according to the SRB. Rocky had been in hiding to evade arrest since the incident.

Following his arrest in Madaripur, Rocky was handed over to Khulna Metropolitan Police's (KMP) Sadar Police Station for further legal action, the SRB authorities said.

-SMS/MT