Dhaka, Mar 10 (UNB) - Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four suspected muggers from in front of Trauma Surgical Centre on Mirpur Road in the city on Saturday night.
The arrestees are Md Rubel, 18, Md Limon, 22, Md Tutul, 22, and Md Tousif, 18.
A gang of muggers were trying to snatch away the vanity bag of a woman in front in the area around 9:30 pm, said ASP Mohammad Saiful Islam of Rab-2.
As the woman started screaming, a team of Rab-2 went to the spot and caught the four suspected muggers while they were trying to flee, he said.
The elite force team also recovered three knives, four blades and Tk 1000 from their possession.
During preliminary interrogation, the muggers reveled that they used to snatch valuables from passangers after cutting the hood of auto-rickshaw when it stuck on severe traffic jam on the street.