534 detained in 24hrs

Police arrested 534 people in raids across Dhaka in the past 24 hours, with the highest number of arrests recorded in Mirpur. Fifty-three cases were also filed during the same period.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) disclosed the information on Friday afternoon. Further legal proceedings against the arrestees are underway.

During the drives, 26 people were arrested in Ramna division, 60 in Lalbagh, 48 in Wari, 52 in Motijheel, 91 in Tejgaon, 147 in Mirpur, 50 in Gulshan, 55 in Uttara, one by the SRU and four by the Detective Branch.

The drives also led to the recovery of three cocktails, three fragments of exploded cocktails, 6kg of cannabis, 207 yaba tablets, 10 bottles of Phensedyl, 925 counterfeit Tk 1,000 notes, seven mobile phones and one victim.

The arrests were made during raids conducted in different police station areas of the capital on Thursday (November 12), during which various pieces of evidence and narcotics were recovered.

Meanwhile, three members of an alleged mugging gang, including its leader Alamin, have been arrested with locally made weapons and yaba tablets in Mohammadpur of the capital, said the Special Response Battalion (SRB-2).

They were arrested during a special operation in the Lautola area near 40 Feet Road under Mohammadpur police station early Friday, said Hasan Mohtarim, Company commander of the Crime Prevention Special Company (CPSC) of SRB-2.

The arrestees were identified as Alamin, Aslam and Julhas. Two samurai swords and 380 yaba tablets were recovered from their possession.

According to Hasan Mohtarim, the three had long been involved in mugging in Mohammadpur and had also been providing shelter and support to other muggers.

“Muggers and teenage gangs have emerged as a major challenge to maintaining peace and order in Mohammadpur and Adabar areas. SRB-2 conducts regular drives to curb such crimes. They were arrested as part of an operation to bring the masterminds of the mugging gang to justice,” he said.

He further said that a check of the police criminal record (PCPR) showed that Alamin has three cases filed against him under charges of robbery, attempted robbery and the Narcotics Control Act.

Aslam has two cases against him for attempted robbery and under the Narcotics Control Act.