Chattogram:Police have arrested 1,056 individuals during operations across 11 districts of the Chattogram Range over the past 24 hours. This initiative is part of ongoing efforts to combat juvenile gang activity, mugging, extortion, terrorism, and drug-related crimes. The Chattogram Range Police office released these figures today in a report.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the arrests include various charges 117 people were detained in regular cases, 68 in prior cases, 36 under Section 34 of the Police Act, 10 under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and 45 under Section 151 of the CrPC and other related laws. Additionally, 127 individuals were apprehended on arrest warrants, while 17 were held on conviction warrants.
In drug-related cases, authorities arrested 66 people, which include one drug courier and 65 drug users. In total, 116 individuals were apprehended in connection to drug offenses, encompassing those arrested in regular and other cases. Mobile courts sentenced 42 offenders to imprisonment and imposed fines amounting to TK 6,850, filing 36 drug-related cases. The operation also led to the seizure of 1,212 Yaba tablets, 12.675 kilograms of cannabis, and 95 liters of locally made illicit liquor.
Moreover, 14 members of banned organizations were detained, with arrests spanning multiple districts three each in Chattogram, Brahmanbaria, and Noakhali, two in Cumilla, and one each in Cox's Bazar, Rangamati, and Khagrachari.
In a targeted effort against juvenile gangs, 570 individuals were arrested. Of these, 399 were released into their families' custody after signing a formal undertaking, while legal action was initiated against the remaining 171. By district, the arrests were distributed as follows 183 in Cumilla, 133 in Chattogram, 116 in Lakshmipur, 37 in Chandpur, 34 in Noakhali, 22 in Brahmanbaria, 17 in Rangamati, 13 in Khagrachari, 8 in Cox's Bazar, and 7 in Feni.
Police have stated that the special operation, conducted in the public interest, will continue.