Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 29 people in separate drives across five police station areas of the capital over the last 24 hours as part of Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2.

The arrests were made by Jatrabari, Rupnagar, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Kalabagan and Motijheel police stations, said DMP’s Deputy Commissioner (Media) Talebur Rahman on Thursday.

Of the total, Jatrabari police arrested nine people, Rupnagar and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police arrested six each, Motijheel police arrested seven, while Kalabagan police arrested one.

According to police, Jatrabari Police Station arrested nine people on Wednesday during drives in crime-prone areas under its jurisdiction. The arrestees are Md Sohag Mia, 20, Md Monir, 35, Alauddin, 28, Ratan Mia, 30, Md Sifat, 20, Md Machum, 25, Md Liton, 29, A Karim, 45, and Md Shafiqul Islam, 33.

Those who were arrested by Rupnagar Police Station are Md Ulad Mia, 24, Md Raihan Ali, 18, Md Roni, 18, Md Nazmul Hasan, 22, Md Mostaqin, 25 and Md Naeem Howlader, 31.

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station also arrested six people in similar drives during this period. The arrestees are Md Babul, 22, Md Sagar Sardar, 22, Md Riyad Hossain, 19, Md Nahidul Islam, 38, Md Shakil Ahmed, 28, and Md Islam, 38.

Kalabagan Police Station arrested Md Sabuj Hossain, 32, during a drive in crime-prone areas, while Motijheel Police Station arrested seven people identified as Sumon Basak, 45, Md Anisur Rahman, 44, Md Niaz Hossain Lotus, 45, Md Monir, 55, Md Nur Alam, 24, Md Suruj Mia, 30, and Md Harun, 50.

All the arrestees were produced before the court, police said.