The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Sherpur

Police recovered 10 mts of looted iron rods from a godown in Sheripara area of the district town and also arrested a businessman in this connection on Thursday. SI of Sadar thana Mizanur Rahman said a truck loaded with 16 mts of rods was snatched by miscreants from Sitakundu upazila of Chittagong district on Monday. Sitakundu thana police arrested two people for their alleged involvement with the snatching. As per their confessional statements, investigation officer of Sitakundu thana Kauser Islam along with the Sherpur thana police conducted a drive in the town on Thursday and arrested businessman Khandakar M Aslam, 35, from his in-law's house in Chakpathak area of the town. Police, on the basis of information given by Aslam, raided the godown of contractor Syed Arifur Rahman and seized the looted rods. Police said sensing their presence Arifur Rahman managed to flee the scene.