Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested four people for their alleged attempt to commit a robbery by impersonating members of the Detective Branch (DB) with weapons and police equipment.
Joint Commissioner (Intelligence-North) Mohammad Harun-Or-Rashid told a press conference at the DMP Media Center on Wednesday that the criminals were arrested, in a special drive, as they set up a check post in Basila area of Mohammadpur last evening for robbery.
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The detainees were identified as Md Zahid Hasan alias Rezaul, Md Manik Bepari alias Daroga Manik, Md Faruk Hossain alias Nasir Uddin and Md Rubel Sikder alias Rustam.
Police also recovered a gun, a machete, two knives, three DB-imprinted jackets, a toy pistol and cover, a wireless set, a wrench, a pair of handcuffs with keys, a steel flute and Tk60 lakh from their possessions.
A case was filed against them with Mohammadpur police station in this connection.
