The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Chitagong

Police in separate drives arrested 10 alleged robbers from different parts of Bashkhali upazila Friday. Fours dacoits, Sohag, Sarwar, Abdur Rashid and Fazal Karim, were held from Gandamara village at about 2am while they were preparing to commit robbery in the area.

As per confessional statement of the arrested, bandit gang leader Ilyas was caught from Jaldi at about 8am.

As per the statement of the five arrested, five other dacoits, Harun, Yusuf, Abdullah, Zakir Ahmed and Mohammad Hossain, were arrested from a house in upazila headquarters at 3pm.

Police said the arrested robbers have long been engaged in robbery in seven thana here. They were also wanted in 20 cases.