'Outlaw' held with pistol

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an operative of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML), Lal Pataka faction from Ullapara upazila yesterday noon and recovered a foreign made pistol and one bullet from his possession. The arrestee, Abu Sayeed, 35, son of Azahar Ali of Pangkharua village in the upazila, is an accused of several cases, said Rab. On secret information, a team of Rab-12 raided the area and arrested Abu with the arm and ammunition from the spot while a gang of criminals were holding a clandestine meeting.