Two held with pistol, bullets

Detectives arrested two criminals with pistol, bullets and sharp weapons at Bhaiyerpukur Bazar in Shibganj upazila of the district yesterday.

The arrestees are Selim Mollah, 32, son of Jamal Uddin Mollah, and Harunur Rashid Mollah, 35, son of late Shamsul Alam Mollah. Both hail from Katgara village in the upazila.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Police, led by Officer-in-Charge Amirul Islam, raided a rented house at the bazaar in the afternoon and arrested the two. The law enforcers seized a foreign-made pistol, a magazine, three bullets, two sharp knives, 12 Yaba tablets from their possession.

Police said Selim Mollah was wanted in four cases while Harunur Rashid Mollah in a case for murder.