The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Chittagong

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested eight members of an organized burglars gang and two drug peddlers after conducting separate drives at different parts of the city on April 4.

During the drive, separate squad of the elite force recovered one light gun with a cartridge, two machetes and 96 bottles of Phensidyl.

Acting on a tip-off, a RAB team recovered the firearm and ammunition along with the machetes in an abandoned state from Shitalpur area under Sitakunda upazila in the district on April 3.

Another team of RAB arrested Liton Das, 25, son of Gopal Das of Phultala under Chandgaon thana in the city and Shah Alam alias Mitu, 23, son of Sohel Pervez of Suchiya under Chandanaish upazila in the district along with 96 bottles of Phensidyl from Jubilee Road area under Kotwali thana on April 3.

A RAB team also arrested 8 members of an organised burglars gang in a pre-dawn raid today at Alanker Cinema crossing under Khulshi police in the city. The arrested were identified as Mohammad Jasim, 26, Mohammad Mohiuddin, 28, Mohammad Hanif, 34, Mohammad Habib Shah, 24, Mohammad Rubel, 20, Mohammad Dulal, 33, Mohammad Alauddin, 27, Mohammad Mamun, 25.