Arms factory unearthed

Rapid Action Battalion arrests three persons and seizes arms from a clandestine arms factory in Batighata upazila under Khulna district yesterday. PHOTO: BANGLAR CHOKH

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday unearthed an arms factory at Debitala under Batiaghat upazila of Khulna district. The elite force arrested three people on the spot and seized three pipe guns, five barrels of pipe gun, one cartridge, springs, blades and small saws. The arrestees are Rabiul Islam Akunji, 36, Delwar Hossain, 25, and Mintu Sheikh, 32. They were being interrogated at Rab-6 headquarters at Khalishpur as of filing of this report at 6:00pm yesterday.