BSS-20 Detectives detain truck-snatching kingpin

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Detectives detain truck-snatching kingpin

RAJSHAHI, July 6, 2018 (BSS)- Detective Branch (DB) police of Rajshahi have
detained the kingpin of the inter-district truck-snatcher syndicate from
Chattagram on Wednesday.

Based on information provided by him, the detectives also recovered five
snatched trucks from different areas of the country during the last two days.

Superintendent of Police in Rajshahi Md Shahidullah revealed this to the
journalists at a press conference at his police line office here today.

He said a district detectives’ team arrested one Abdul Ahad of Rajsbari
district from a place in Godagari Upazila while the team was investigating
into a truck-snatching case there on June 6.

Based on confessional statement of the kingpin, two other persons
identified as Sujan and Arif were also arrested from separate areas of the
district in this connection. The team also spotted the truck-snatching
kingpin Munir Hossain.

SM Shahidullah said Munir, a resident of Adarshapara village under Sadar
Upazila in Kushtia district, has been arrested from Cox’s Bazar sea beach on
Wednesday. Quoting his confessional statement, Shahidullah said he was
involved in truck snatching and selling those after changing number plate
through a strong syndicate for long.

Police got information of snatching around 80 trucks from different areas
in the country. “We are trying to recover the trucks at present,” added the
police officer.

BSS/AH/ARS/2012 hrs