The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Police, in separate drives, arrested five alleged muggers and recovered a revolver, five bullets and 17 mobile phone sets from the city's Sutrapur area on Tuesday-Wednesday.

A team of Sutrapur Thana police raided Dhupkhola field in Gandaria at about 4am Tuesday and arrested three youths-Deen Islam, 25, Aupu, 25, and Bhutto, 24.

Police also recovered a revolver loaded with five bullets from their possession.

Earlier on Tuesday night, another team of Sutarapur Thana arrested Sohagh, 20, and Rubel, 21 from Hotel Deenar at Nawabpur Road at about 7pm and recovered 17 cell phone sets.

Police said the arrested youths are the members of an organized gang and the recovered mobile phones were snatched from different parts of the city on Pahela Baishakh (April 14).