Dhaka: Police have arrested eight alleged members of a robbery gang in connection with the armed robbery of Tk 38 lakh in Dhaka's Dhanmondi area, recovering a firearm, ammunition, and Tk 575,350 of the stolen money. Dhanmondi Model Police Station of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) made the arrests.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Joint Commissioner (Crime) of DMP Md Faruk Hossain disclosed the arrests at a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre on Mintoo Road in the capital. The arrested suspects were identified as Tanvir Abedin alias Jui, 41, Mojibur Rahman, 60, Zakir Hossain alias Captain Zakir, 60, Solaiman Mridha, 55, Mohammad Kabir Hossain, 50, Abul Kalam Azad, 50, Zakaria Hossain alias Lenin, 40, and Sajal Chowdhury, 31.
Police reported that a group of 8-10 armed robbers robbed Khorshed Alam, 50, of Tk 38 lakh at gunpoint in front of Dingi Restaurant on Road 12/A in Dhanmondi at around 2:10 p.m. on August 30. Police and local residents managed to apprehend Tanvir and Mojibur as the robbers fled the scene, recovering a locally made revolver and four rounds of ammunition from them.
Based on information provided by Mojibur, police subsequently arrested Zakir in the Dakshinkhan area. Further investigation and technology-assisted efforts led to raids in different parts of the country, resulting in the arrest of the remaining five suspects. Police recovered Tk 345,350 from Zakaria and Tk 230,000 from Sajal, bringing the total amount recovered to Tk 575,350.
Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other identified and unidentified members of the gang and to recover the remaining stolen money. A robbery case and an arms case have been filed with Dhanmondi Model Police Station.