Chittagong:Police have arrested two men in connection with the violent hijacking of a motorcycle in the city's Bayezid Bostami area. Officers successfully recovered the stolen bike and seized the private car used in the crime.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the arrests took place around midnight on Friday at 'Nahar Bhaban' in the Mominbagh area under Panchlaish Police Station. The suspects have been identified as Rabiul Hasan Bhuiyan, 25, and Adnan Uddin, 28.
The incident occurred on the night of October 18 when a man named Gazi Sarwar Shrabon lured 27-year-old Jamal Uddin Jiku to the Roufabad area in front of the Baghdad Hotel. Shrabon, along with two or three accomplices, arrived in a white private car, threatened and assaulted Jiku, and fled with his motorcycle.
Following a complaint filed by Jiku at the Bayezid Bostami Police Station, police launched an investigation that led to the raid in Mominbagh. Officers recovered the hijacked motorcycle and seized the getaway vehicle, a white private car with the registration Chittagong Metro-Ba-12-1580.
Bayezid Bostami Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ikhtiar confirmed that preliminary evidence connects both suspects to the crime. They have been forwarded to court following legal procedures.