Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 27 people during the last 24 hours till 8 am on Monday under Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2 from Bangshal, Kalabagan, Sher-e-Bangla, and Mugda police station areas in the capital.
Among the arrestees, Bangshal and Kalabagan police stations each arrested four people, Sher-e-Bangla police station arrested three, while Mugda police station arrested 16 persons during separate drives in crime-prone areas, said DMP’s Deputy Commissioner (Media) Talebur Rahman.
Bangshal thana police carried out a day-long operation on Sunday and arrested four people. The arrestees are Md Mizanur Rahman, 30; Md Shahid Chan, 55; Ranjit Kumar Sutradhar; and Md Jakir Hossain.
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Kalabagan thana police arrested four people identified as Md Alif Chukdar, 19; Md Iman, 26; Ramjan, 20; and Md Zakaria Islam Agun, 22.
Sher-e-Banglanagar thana police arrested three people during the operation. The arrestees are Md Suyef Hossain Saif, 20; Md Sajib Rahman, 26; and Md Mahbubur Rahman, 30.
Meanwhile, Mugda thana police arrested 16 people during their operation. The arrested are Shamsul Alam Kutti, 32; Niamul Huda Kakan, 20; Md Zahidul Islam, 27; Md Samsul Alam, 40; Md Sakib Uddin, 18; Rubel, 18; Md Billal Mia, 36; Amir Hossain, 42; Md Sohag, 35; Md Chan Mia, 35; Md Alamgir, 28; Ali Hossain, 34; Md Shahadat, 28; Md Maruf Hossain, 30; Md Nazir Hossain, 35; and Md Iman, 21.
All the arrestees were sent to court, the DC (Media) said.