Rab nets two on charge of mugging

Rab also recovered two pistols from their possession at Bohaddarhat under Chandgaon Police Station.

The arrestees are Md Nizamuddin, 28, of Chatkhil in Noakhali, and Mohammad Shafi, 25, of Longadu in Rangamati.

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Acting on a tip off, the Rab team raided Liton Tower in Faridarpara of Bohaddarhat at around 9:30am and arrested the two with one US and one Italy-made pistols and 11 bullets. They were accused in the mugging of Tk11.30 lakh from officials of Premier Fashion Wear Limited at Abdus Sattar Road under Kotwali PS on May 17. During interrogations yesterday under Rab custody they confessed to the mugging.

Nizam, who leads the three muggers' gangs in the city, told journalists yesterday that his gang has long been involved in mugging and mugged around Tk 70,000 in three separate incidents recently.

He said one Sarwar Milon, now in jail, is the linchpin of all three gangs operating in the city. Other members of the gang are Lokman, Momen, Shah Paran, Shahid, Sujal, Sohrab and Rubel.

"We generally conduct operation every alternate day in the city in separate groups and a total of 30 to 40 muggers are engaged in this crime," Nizam added.