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RAJSHAHI, April 3, 2026 (BSS) - Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have 
reported the arrest of the mastermind of an inter-district robbery gang from 
Tanore upazila in Rajshahi district.

The individual has been identified as Jasim Uddin Jewel, 33, a resident of 
Kusharghop village in Sonatala upazila in Bogura.
 
On Friday around 8 am, a team from RAB-5 Mollapara camp in Rajshahi conducted 
a raid at the house of Iyar Uddin in Kochua Namapara village under Tanore and 
arrested him. 

During the operation, a pickup truck used in robberies, home-made weapons, 
various robbery tools, and mobile phones were seized.
 
Later, a press release from RAB-5 stated that a team from RAB-12 had 
conducted an operation in the Mokamtala area under Shibganj upazila of Bogura 
district, arresting four individuals.
 
Subsequently, a raid in Rajshahi led to the arrest of the gang's mastermind.
 
RAB reported that the five arrested individuals had long been carrying out 
robberies across various districts and metropolitan areas of Rajshahi 
Division using sharp home-made weapons and knives. 

Jewel, the mastermind, is a notorious robber with multiple cases filed 
against him in police stations across Bogura, Chapainawabganj, Dinajpur, and 
Rajshahi districts.
 
RAB also stated that Jewel has been arrested in a robbery case under Shibganj 
Police Station in Chapainawabganj district.