The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Chittagong

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Sunday arrested Jahangir Alam alias Lengra Jahangir, a notorious criminal, and seized an AK-47 rifle, three magazines and 75 bullets from his possession.

Following information that Jahangir had been waiting at a house of Barua Colony under Chandgaon thana in the city, a RAB squad rushed to the area and picked him up from a room of the colony at about 2 pm, a RAB press release said on Tuesday.

Jahangir, 37, is son of Abdul Motaleb of West Gacchi village under Raozan thana in the district and is accused in a number of criminal cases, including two murders. He had been absconding for a long time.

On the basis of his confession, a RAB team raided his village home and seized the arms and ammunition from there at about 9 am Tuesday, the press release added.