Police arrested four individuals, including a councilor and a former army officer, for allegedly preparing to commit a robbery at the Sheikhhati High Court intersection in Jashore early Monday.
The arrestees have been identified as Mizanur Rahman (52), a retired army officer and son of Mozahar Mandal; Firoz Ahmed (45), son of Amirul Islam; Golam Mostafa (45), a councilor of Ward No. 5 of Chowgacha municipality and son of Maghreb Ali; and Rocky Biswas (30), son of Abu Khayer of Sadar upazila.
According to police, a team conducted a raid around 1 am based on information that a group of criminals was preparing for a robbery in the area. The suspects attempted to flee in a microbus upon sensing the presence of law enforcement but were intercepted and arrested.
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During the operation, police recovered two foreign-made pistols and three bullets from their possession.
Two separate cases have been filed in connection with the incident.