Police have arrested three robbers of a 10-member gang that allegedly is culpable for more that 100 muggings, mainly in Dhaka and Chittagong, in the last 12 months alone.
The arrestees are Khaled Hossain alias Major Khaled alias Sub Inspector Mahid, 30, from Banshkhali upazila in Chittagong, Ali Hossain, 35, a CNG driver from Cox’s Bazar, and Jamal Hossain, 40, from Comilla. They were arrested in separate police raids across Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar.
Assistant Commissioner of CMP Kotwali Circle Shah Mohammad Abdur Rouf confirmed details of the arrests through a press conference at Chittagong metropolitan police headquarters yesterday afternoon.
Police believe the 10-member gang conducted muggings across Dhaka and Chittagong, dividing themselves into smaller groups. Two other members of the gang, Anis and Abdul Huq, were arrested earlier in the month.
When interrogated, Anis and Abdul gave police leads following which they have been successful in making the fresh arrests.
Police are on the lookout for the rest of the members.
CMP Commissioner Abdul Jalil Mandal, also speaking in the conference, said the leader of the gang has an apartment in Dhaka and a Tk20,00,000 bank account. The racket’s members followed their targets for a few days before making any moves.
“We have formed a team to bust the gang; the rest of the members will be in jail shortly,” he said.