4 illegal sand lifters arrested
Police arrested four people and seized a dredger while they were lifting sand illegally from the Padma river at Mozlispur village in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari on Monday afternoon.
The arrestees are Lutfor Mridha, 41, son of Md Ohab Mridha of Shibalaya bazar area in Shibayala upazila, Md Khokon Biswas, 29, son of Md Sofique Biswas of Baherchar village, Md Samsul Biswas, 60, son of late Joynuluddin of Baliakandi village in Harirampur upazila of Manikganj and Md Rayhan, 19, son of Md Abul Kalam of Doshani village in Chandpur’s Matlab Uttar upazila.
Ezaz Shafi, officer in charge (OC) of Goalanda Police Station, said on secret information, they conducted a drive at Mozlispur village and arrested the four while they were lifting sand from the river with a dredger around 5:45pm.
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