6 muggers of 'Tana Party' held in Ctg
Police in separate drives in the last three days arrested six members of 'Tana Party' a syndicate of the snatchers who take away belongings from the people boarding on CNG-run autorickshaw and motorbike, from different places in Chittagong and seized four firearms from their possession.
The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Absar, 29, Emon Hossain, 25, Kader, 29, Mohammad Nadim, 23, Kamal Uddin, 30, and Jasim Uddin, 28.
Sources said Kotwali police in a drive on Saturday arrested the ringleader Absar with a single-barrel gun from Bahodderhat area in the city.
Upon his confessional statements, police arrested the other members of the syndicate from different spots of the city and Anwara upazila.
A single-barrel gun, a motorbike, a machete and four cellphone sets were also seized from their possession, said the sources.
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Kotowali Zone Assistant Commissioner (AC) Babul Akhter led the drive that ended yesterday morning.
Police also arrested Foyez Ahmed, 52, and his son Saifuddin, 26, from Pahartali area for possessing a single-barrel gun and a light gun.
The firearms were supplied by Absar to trap a businessman of Khatunganj over a land dispute, said the AC.
He said Absar is a leader of the 'tana party' and he masterminded most of the muggings that took place in the port city, the AC added.
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