Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested five suspected members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa), including a commander of the organization, from various Rohingya camps in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar.
The arrestees are Arsa commander Dr Rafiq, 54, its members Mohammad Rafiq, 20, Nurul Amin, 34, Mohammad Rafiq, 21, and Khairul Amin, 32, residents of Ukhia Rohingya camps.
Tipped off, a joint team of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and RAB conducted drives in various Rohingya camps in Ukhia in the early hours of Sunday, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abu Salam Chowdhury, senior assistant director (media) of RAB-15.
There are several cases against the arrestees on different charges including murder, drugs and police assault.
They were handed over to Ukhia police station, said the officer.
