Police in Sylhet’s Zakiganj have arrested two alleged members of an inter-district robbery gang in a late-night joint operation conducted by Zakiganj Police Station and the District Detective Branch (DB). The arrest took place around 1am on Tuesday near the helipad area beside a road in Balaut under Kajolshar Union.
The detainees are identified as Motiur Rahman, also known as Ataur Rahman (36), son of late Abdul Manik of Uttar Noagram in Khalachhara Union, and Masum Ahmed (34), son of Ashuk Miah from Uttar Kul (Kazirpara) village in Barothakuri Union.
Zakiganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Abdur Razzak said Motiur faces 16 ongoing cases related to theft, robbery and firearms, while Masum is accused in five similar cases currently under trial.
Police said they recovered various robbery tools from their possession and claimed the duo had been involved in robberies across Sylhet and several other districts for a long time. “Our operations against crime will continue,” the OC added.