Dhaka:The Dhaka Metropolitan Police have apprehended 598 individuals and lodged 41 cases following a series of raids conducted across the capital in the last 24 hours. The operations, as detailed in a press release issued today, were part of a comprehensive effort to address crime in various parts of the city.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the police confiscated a range of items during the operations. These included a foreign-made pistol, a magazine, two rounds of ammunition, part of a spent bullet, three knives, and eight metal rods. Additionally, 1 kilogram and 450 grams of an unspecified substance, 21 packets of cannabis, 9,058 yaba tablets, 2 grams of heroin, a private car, a motorcycle, 12 mobile phones, 320 counterfeit 200-taka banknotes, a computer CPU, a scanner, a mouse, a keyboard, and 10,100 taka in cash were seized. The police also successfully rescued one victim during the raids.
The Mirpur division reported the most arrests, with a total of 178 individuals taken into custody. This was followed by Tejgaon with 100 arrests, Wari and Motijheel with 71 each, Gulshan with 54, Uttara with 43, Lalbagh with 42, and Ramna with 36. Additionally, the Detective Branch of the police was responsible for arresting three individuals. Legal proceedings against those detained are currently underway, According to police.