Members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Friday arrested five people along with a large portion of stolen gold ornaments in a drive conducted by Lalbagh Police Station in the capital.

The arrestees were identified as Mosammat Rozina Akter, 42, Meem Akter, 23, Md Al-Amin, 23, Md Kashem Ahmed, 28, and Md Nahid, 33.

Police recovered a substantial quantity of the stolen gold from their possession.

According to police, the incident occurred on March 23 at a residence in the Azimpur Government Officers’ Quarters area.

Rozina Akter allegedly entered the house posing as a domestic worker and left shortly after, saying she would visit another flat in the building.

When she did not return, the homeowners became suspicious and checked their valuables.

They later found a suitcase opened and a box containing gold ornaments missing.

The stolen items included two chains, a bangle, three rings, two bracelets, two pairs of earrings and a locket, weighing around nine bhori and eight ana, with an estimated value of Tk 25 lakh.

Following the incident, a case was filed with Lalbagh Police Station.

Based on CCTV footage, intelligence inputs and technology-based analysis, police conducted drives in Hazaribagh, Khilkhet and Tongi East areas on Friday and arrested the suspects.

During the operation, police recovered eight bhori and twelve ana of stolen gold ornaments from the arrestees.

Among the recovered items, a gold chain with a locket, a ring and a pair of earrings were seized from Kashem Ahmed, while a chain, a bangle, a ring, two bracelets and two pairs of earrings were recovered from Nahid.

Police said most of the stolen gold has been recovered and efforts are ongoing to recover the remaining items.

Preliminary investigation suggests the arrestees are members of an organised theft ring.

Legal action against them is underway, said Assistant Police Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Arifa Akhter Preeti.