Man held with firearms

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested an alleged criminal along with a firearm at Deyara village in Bagharpara upazila early yesterday. The arrestee was identified as Hafizur Rahman alias 'Kana' Rubel, son of Abdur Rahman of RN Road area in the district town. Police said, on secret information, they raided the house of one Safiar at the village and arrested Rubel at the dead of night. Later, following his confessional statement, police recovered a shutter gun and a bullet from one Tabibar Rahman's house at Kholadanga Purba Para in the town. Rubel was wanted in a number of cases including for violence, killing and mugging.