Police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the robbery and sexual assault case involving Rajshahi-bound bus.
The latest arrests were made on Monday night (February 24) from Netrokona and Ashulia.
Md. Mizanur Rahman, Tangail Superintendent of Police, disclosed this information at a press conference on Tuesday (February 25) afternoon.
The arrested individuals are Md. Alamgir from West Polashbari, Ashulia in Dhaka and his brother Md. Rajib Hossain. They are both active members of an inter-district criminal gang involved in robberies.
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From the robbers, two locally made weapons, cash amounting to Tk 4,210, two silver rings, ten mobile phones of different models, two pairs of thick and three pairs of thin imitation bangles looted from female passengers, three bags, passengers' national ID cards, and ATM cards were recovered.
Earlier on February 21, DB police arrested three robbers involved in the robbery and sexual assault from the Savar area. Two of them gave confessional statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Another remains in remand till February 26 (Wednesday) for further questioning.
The original incident dates to February 17, when a gang of criminals boarded a bus bound for the north, and then wreaked havoc for three hours on a Rajshahi-bound passenger bus in the Mirzapur area, during which two female passengers were sexually harassed.