BSS
  30 Dec 2023, 17:27

Police nabs arms-trader with firearms in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Dec 30, 2023 (BSS) - Police, in an anti-crime operation, arrested
an alleged arms-trader with a firearm and ammunition from a place in the city
last night.

The arrested person was Imran Ahmed Emon, 22, son of Imtiaz Ahmed of
Boharampur area under Rajpara Police Station in the metropolis.

On a tip-off, a team of Detective Branch of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police
(RMP) carried out the search in Bhadra area under Chandrima Police Station
and arrested Emon.

Subsequently, the detectives recovered a foreign made pistol with two bullets
and a lethal weapon after searching his residence based on his confession.

RMP Commissioner Biplob Bijoy Talukder told the journalists that a couple of
cases are pending against him with different police stations.

He also said they have strengthened anti-crime operations to bring the listed
criminals to book side by side with recovering the illegal firearms and
ammunition ahead of the upcoming national election.