Forest robber arrested

The ringleader of a forest robber gang was arrested at Dewanbati in Sadar upazila early yesterday. The arrestee was identified as Omar Faruk alias Master Faruk, 45, chief of the outfit 'Tiger Bahini' and also son of late Ekhlas Sheikh of Dema village in the upazila. Sub-inspector of DB police Mohammad Abu Siddique said, a team of DB police raided the house of Faruk in order to arrest him. He tried to flee sensing the presence of the team, but the law enforcers managed to arrest him after a good chase, said the police official. Members of the outfit have long been engaged in attacking wood collectors in Sundarbans, looting their belongings and realising ransom after abduction. Faruk was wanted in 12 different cases, including that of murder, said police.