Four held for robbery at MP's house

Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday arrested four people who allegedly committed robbery at the houses of lawmaker Shahida Tarekh Dipti and Awami League leader Ali Newaj Khan at Malibagh and Pallabi on January 12 and 9.
The law enforcers also recovered 85 tolas of the gold ornaments from “Al Mecca Jewelers” at Sonali Market in Tongi and arrested its owner Rashedul Islam Milon.
Milon had distorted most of the ornaments but some could be identified by its owners, police said
The other arrestees are: Lal Miah, 28, from Kalyanpur, Masud Hawladar, 23, from Paikpara of Mirpur and Md Faruk, 25, from Joydevpur.
They were arrested several times before but repeatedly managed to get out on bail, said frustrated Deputy Commissioner Mahbubur Rahman at a press briefing at DB headquarters yesterday.
The same gang was also involved in the robbery at the home of former Naval Chief Amir Ahmed Mostafa in DOHS in June last year, he said at the press briefing at his Minto Road office.
Lal Miah confessed to his involvement in the robberies and said six other members of the gang, Bellal, Saiful, Roni, Masud, Faruque and Selim, also took part in the heists.
On January 9, their ringleader Belal and driver Masud were waiting outside as they cut through the iron bars of the windows to get into Dipti's house in Pallabi.
On January 12, the same gang robbed Ali Newaz's home by entering through the back door of the two-storey building in Malibagh, he said.
After the robbery, Belal and Saiful sold 30-tola gold to Milon who instantly changed the designs of the ornaments, he said.
Police arrested ringleader Belal earlier in a robbery case in Chittagong and he would be accused in this case, Mahbubur Rahman said at the briefing.