United News of Bangladesh

Police have arrested two members of an inter-district “Molom Party” in connection with robbing a secondary schoolteacher of her gold ornaments after making her unconscious on a bus. A joint team of the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell and Kotchandpur police arrested the two during separate drives in Tongi of Gazipur and Magura Sadar with the help of information technology, said a press release issued on Tuesday morning. The arrestees are Dulal Howladar, 40, son of Abul Kalam Howladar of Alka Damodar village in Fultala upazila of Khulna, also known as “Molom Dulal”, and Md Tilak Khan, 44, son of Hashem Khan of Bogia village in Magura Sadar upazila. According to police, a secondary schoolteacher was returning to Kotchandpur from Jashore on a Shapla Paribahan bus on June 29. Before reaching Elangi Bazar, a gang member allegedly gave the teacher sedative-laced coconut water, leaving her unconscious. The gang then stole her gold chain, ring and bangles and fled. The following day, June 30, the victim’s husband filed a case with Kotchandpur Police Station. Following the incident, Jhenaidah Superintendent of Police Mia Mohammad Ashish Bin Hasan directed the district Cyber Crime Investigation Cell and Kotchandpur police to identify and arrest those involved. Investigators used digital footprints and modern technology to track the suspects before conducting separate raids in Tongi and Magura Sadar. ASI Ikhlachur Rahman Mithu of the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell said the suspects’ locations were confirmed through detailed technological analysis. Jhenaidah SP Mia Mohammad Ashish Bin Hasan said the district police were working under a zero-tolerance policy to ensure safe travel for the public and dismantle organised criminal networks.