Arms, ammo seized from microbus, 4 arrested

Highway police in a drive arrested four youths with pistol and bullets near Padmapara Bridge in Gabtoli upazila of the district on Wednesday.

The arrestees are Rakib Hasan, 30, son of Abu Hannan, Rabbi Khan, 25, son of late Sajedur Rahman, Rajen Sheikh, 28, son of Shaheed Sheikh, and Siraj Ahmed, 35, son of late Mobarak Ali. They hail from different areas under Bogra Sadar upazila.

Police also seized a microbus carrying the criminals.

A patrol team of Gabtoli Model Police Station, acting on a tip-off, intercepted a microbus carrying the four youths in the guise of journalists.

As the youths were trying to flee the scene, sensing the presence of the police team, the law enforcers chased the gang members and caught them.

Police later searched the microbus and recovered a pistol, one bullet, one magazine, three bottles of phensidyl and some fake stickers of different Newspapers from the vehicle.

Bogra Additional Superintendent of Police Arifur Rahman Mondol said police filed two separate cases against the arrestees under the Arms Act and Narcotics Control Act with Gabtoli Police Station.