Dhaka: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three people, including a man accused of shooting and seriously injuring his wife at their home in the Darus Salam area of the capital. The arrestees were identified as the woman's husband, Md Abdul Mannan alias Abdul Hannan, 45, their son Md Rakib, 25, and Rakib's friend Md Hatem Mia, 21.
According to United News of Bangladesh, they were arrested during an overnight operation in the Darus Salam thana area on Saturday, as stated by RAB. A foreign-made pistol, a magazine, two rounds of bullets, and 215 yaba tablets were recovered from their possessions. RAB-4 Commander Lt Col Md Hafizur Rahman disclosed the information at a press briefing at the RAB Media Centre on Sunday afternoon.
He revealed that the woman was shot at her home in the Masjid Goli area under Darus Salam Police Station on Saturday evening. Initially, she was taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as her condition deteriorated. She is currently undergoing treatment there.
Following the incident, a team of RAB-4 went to the scene and began an investigation. Later, with the help of information technology, the locations of the suspects were identified and an operation was conducted in cooperation with Darus Salam police, leading to their arrests. During preliminary interrogation, Abdul Mannan confessed to being involved in drug dealing and various other criminal activities.
RAB reported that Mannan admitted to returning home after taking drugs on Saturday evening, leading to an argument with his wife. In a fit of anger, he shot her with a pistol, leaving her seriously injured. Mannan also told investigators that after the shooting, he handed the firearm to his son Rakib to hide it. Rakib, upon arrest, confessed to hiding the weapon at a friend's house.
Subsequently, RAB recovered the pistol, a magazine, and two rounds of bullets from the house of Rakib's friend Hatem. RAB further claimed that Abdul Mannan has allegedly been involved in drug dealing, extortion, and intimidation, with several cases, including those related to drugs, snatching, and extortion, filed against him with different police stations in the capital. The arrested individuals have been handed over to the concerned police station for legal action, as stated by RAB-4.