Bogura:The Detective Branch (DB) of police has successfully arrested four individuals and recovered Tk 88 lakh from the sale of stolen gold bars. This development comes weeks after a group of robbers, impersonating police officers, snatched over 102 bhoris of gold from a bus passenger in Shibganj upazila of Bogura.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the arrested individuals have been identified as Sadikul Islam and Alamgir Hossain from Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur and Rabiul Islam and Asaduzzaman Shahid from Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat. Alamgir is reportedly involved in 10 cases, including those related to drugs and illegal arms, while Rabiul has three drug-related cases against him, as stated by Additional Superintendent of Police Md Atowar Rahman during a press conference at the Bogura DB office.
The incident occurred on October 5 when Khairul Islam, a gold merchant from Golapatti in Bogura town, sent 10 gold bars weighing over 102 bhoris to Joypurhat through his cousin Bappi Hossain. At around 1205 pm, 3-4 men impersonating police intercepted the bus in the Uthli area of Shibganj, forcibly removed Bappi, assaulted him, and fled with the gold bars and his mobile phone.
Following a case filed on October 27, DB police conducted raids across Panchagarh, Dinajpur, and Joypurhat. The operations led to the arrest of the four suspects and the recovery of Tk 29 lakh from Alamgir's home, Tk 18 lakh from Sadikul's residence, and Tk 41 lakh from Shahid's farm office.