Snatched pistol, ammunition recovered in Barisal
Police have recovered a Chinese pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition snatched from the Subedar of a police escort team of an oil tanker in the river Meghna three weeks ago.
They also arrested a staff of the tanker and his father from Uzirpur upazila of the district.
Police said Russel, 26, a staff of the oil tanker OT Panama plying on Chittagong-Narayanganj route, snatched the pistol from Subedar Alimuzzaman of range reserve forces near Chandpur on November 1 and fled away from the tanker.
Acting on a tip-off, Abul Khair, assistant sub-inspector of Uzirpur Police Station, raided the house of one Sumon Mia at Shibpur and arrested Russel on Sunday night.
According to his confession police recovered the pistol with ammunition and arrested Ali Munshi, father of Russel, from Bisharkandi village.
Abul Khair lodged a case against Russel under arms act.
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