DB arrests 61 in one day on various charges
Detectives of police yesterday claimed to have arrested 61 people from several areas of the capital in 24 hours, for their alleged involvement in different crimes including currency forgery, mugging and robbery.
Several teams of four crime zones (East, West, North and South) of Detective Branch (DB) of police took part in the drives, said Abdul Baten, additional commissioner (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) at a briefing in the city’s Minto Road.
A team of DB North arrested a fraud from the capital’s Paltan area on Tuesday night, who used to extort money from government and private organisations impersonating as the inspector general of police (IGP) or top officials of police headquarters.
The arrestee is Md Tipu Mia alias Mominul Huq.
“Tipu used to demand money from different organisations by sending letters using logo of Bangladesh police, saying that he needs to publish posters, banners and leaflets on different occasions like police week and August 15,” said Baten.
During interrogation, Tipu said he used to deliver letters while working in a private firm. He learned techniques of letter delivery and used it for forgery, Baten said.
The DB North team also arrested three people -- Jakir Hosen, Shanta Akhter, and Momtaj Begum -- on charges of making fake Indian currency. The DB team also recovered 26 lakh fake Indian rupees, a laptop, a printer and currency counterfeiting materials, said Baten.
On the other hand, four people were held with fake Bangladeshi notes of Tk 40 lakh by two teams of DB East and DB West. The arrestees are Lal Mia, Shahidul Islam, Abida Sultana and Al Amin.
They were targeting to use the fake notes to cheat cattle traders and buyers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha rush, said the additional commissioner.
In another drive, a team of DB East arrested six people who used to mug people by identifying themselves as detectives. They also recovered three pistols, 10 rounds of bullets, 2,100 pieces of yaba tablets and a microbus with a police sticker, said Baten, adding they used to pick up people in the microbus and loot valuables by threatening to trap them in false cases.
Another team of DB East arrested one person from Hatirjheel in possession of 10 kilogrammes of cannabis.
DB West also arrested seven members of a robber gang with four sharp weapons, said Baten.
On the other hand, multiple teams of DB held 40 members of a doping gang from different places in the city. They have been looting people by offering them tea, coconut water, other drinks and biscuits at places like bus stands, railway stations, cattle markets and shopping malls, he added.
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