4 held with explosives in Khagrachhari
Law enforcers arrested four people and recovered explosives from their possession at zeromile check post under Sadar upazila of Khagrachhari district yesterday.
The arrestees are Sukhidan Chakma 19, son of Mongal Bikash Chakma, Barun Bikash Chakma, 22, son of Indu Bikash Chakma, Tapon Bikash Chakma, 23, son of Naboraty Chakma and Kolin Chakma, 25, son of Laxmi Ranjan Chakma of Babuchhara area under Dighinala upazila of the district.
Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad told this correspondent that the joint forces, acting on a tip-off, arrested the four from a Chittagong -bound passenger bus and recovered 150 grams of explosive from their bags at noon.
They were taken to Sadar Police Station. Filing of a case against the four under the Explosive Substances Act was under process as of filing of this report at 5:00pm yesterday.
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