Bangladesh Coast Guard have arrested two alleged bandits along with a firearm and ammunition from Swandip upazila in Chittagong.
The arrestees are Md Samsuddin Rocky, 24, and Md Sumon, 25.
Coast Guard East Zone’s Lieutenant Commander Durul Huda said: “Being tipped off, a team of coast guard conducted a special drive in the upazila’s Hakimpur area and arrested the duo along with the arm and ammunition."
The coast guard personnel also seized a 7.65 foreign pistol, five rounds of bullet and a magazine from their possession.
Rocky was the ringleader of the gang while the gang used to loot and torture the fishermen in the deep sea and receive ransom, said the Lieutenant Durul.