The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested four men and recovered Tk 88 lakh from the sale of stolen gold bars, weeks after a group of robbers impersonating police snatched over 102 bhoris of gold from a bus passenger in Shibganj upazila of Bogura.
The arrestees were identified as Sadikul Islam and Alamgir Hossain from Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur, and Rabiul Islam and Asaduzzaman Shahid from Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat.
Alamgir faces 10 cases, including those involving drugs and illegal arms, while Rabiul faces three drug-related cases, Additional Superintendent of Police Md Atowar Rahman said at a press conference at the Bogura DB office on Wednesday.
Khairul Islam, a gold merchant from Golapatti in Bogura town, sent 10 gold bars weighing over 102 bhoris to Joypurhat through his cousin Bappi Hossain on October 5.
Around 12:05pm on that day, 3-4 men impersonating police intercepted the bus in the Uthli area of Shibganj, dragged Bappi out, beat him, and fled with the gold bars and his mobile phone.
Following a case filed on October 27, DB police conducted raids across Panchagarh, Dinajpur, and Joypurhat, arresting the four suspects and recovering Tk 29 lakh from Alamgir's home, Tk 18 lakh from Sadikul's residence, and Tk 41 lakh from Shahid's farm office.