The arrestees are identified as Zahir Hossain, 26, son of Md Fozol Haque Bhuiyan of Govindia village in Chandpur Sadar upazila, Md Russell, 28, son of Syed Zulfikar of Shohojorhill village in Faridpur’s Boalmari upazila, Md Mizanur Rahman alias Mizan ,30, son of Abdul Latif of Bidhail village in Munshiganj’s Lohajang Upazila, Manik , 23, son of Abdul Rahim hailing from Halsardi village of Narayanganj’s Sonargaon Upazila and Abdul Kalam, 27, son of Golam Sattar, hailing from Baistavog village in Barguna Sadar upazila.
A press release issued by RAB headquarter said the five have been engaged in stealing and robbing valuables including laptop, mobile phone and jewelries from the pedestrians in city’s Bongshal, Sadarghat, Gulistan and adjoining areas.
A Chinese axe, two knives, two chapatis, five mobile phones and cash of Tk 4200 were seized from their possession, the press release added.