BSS-52 3 alleged robbers held with arms in Ctg

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3 alleged robbers held with arms in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, June 10, 2020 (BSS)- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three alleged dacoits while taking preparation to commit robbery in Sonapahar area of Sitakundu upazila on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway early today.

The arrested were identified as Imam Hossain, 20, Md. Iqbal Hossain,25 and Mostafa Kamal, 22.

Three one-shooter guns, seven rounds of ammunition and several country-made weapons were recovered from their possession, RAB sources said.

Later, the robbers were handed over to the Sitakunda thana police, said Mahmudul Hasan Mamun, assistant director (Media) of RAB-8.

On the basis of secret information, the RAB team arrested the robbers while preparing for a robbery in the said area last night, he said, adding that two robbery cases were pending against Iqbal.

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