Police in a drive arrested five members of a CNG-run auto rickshaw theft syndicate from Bayezid area early yesterday.
The arrestees, Imtiaj Uddin Saimon, 21, Alauddin, 20, Shaheen, 22 and Yasin Arafat, 24, have been involved in the stealing of vehicles in the district for long.
Officer-in-Charge of Bakalia police station Mohammed Mohsin said the members of the gang had snatched a CNG-run auto rickshaw fastening CNG driver from Bakalia’s Kolpolok area in August.
Police arrested the five from Bayezid area following a tip off. They were also accused in another CNG mugging case lodged with Bayezid police station, said the OC.
Meanwhile, Bakalia police also arrested three burglars from Masterpole- Bowbazar area in the city with eight stolen mobile phones and around 40 SIM cards.
