Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) conducted a block raid in several crime-prone areas under Mugda Police Station in the capital, arresting 16 individuals in an effort to maintain law and order.
According to DMP Media Cell, the arrestees later produced before a Special Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, which handed down varying terms of imprisonment through summary trials.
DMP sources said the operation was carried out by the Detective Branch (DB) of Motijheel Division around 5:30pm on Saturday in the Kamalapur Railway Station area.
The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Arif Hossain (18), Md Russell (22), Mohammad Mahfuz (20), Mohammad Sakib (14), Mohammad Akash (22), Mohammad Ripon Hossain (27), Md Rakib Sikder (20), Mohammad Billal Hossain (26), Nur Mohammad (45), Saddam Mia (32), Abdullah Al Mahim (28), Md Shakil (25), Mohammad Iman Khan (35), Golam Rabbani (22), Mohammad Rana (28), and Mohammad Labib Islam Bablu (28).
Police said such drives will continue to ensure stability in the capital’s law and order situation.