A total of 46 people were arrested in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday under Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2 by different units of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
The arrests were made during simultaneous drives conducted on Saturday in crime-prone areas under the jurisdictions of Jatrabari, Mugda, Rupnagar, Banani, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar and Bangshal police stations, said DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Talebur Rahman on Sunday afternoon.
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Of the arrestees, Jatrabari Police arrested 17 people, Mugda Police 11, Rupnagar Police eight, Banani Police four, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police four and Bangshal Police two.
All the arrested persons were produced before the court on Sunday, the DMP official added.