Two criminals held after gunfight in city
Dhaka, Aug 10 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two criminals after a brief gunfight at the city’s Shantibagh early Friday.
The arrested were identified as Altab Hossain Sagar, 38, son of Abdur Rahman of Jahanar Apartment in Siddhewari in the city’s Ramna area, and Mohammed Masum, 29, son of Sahab Uddin of the city’s Shahjahanpur area.
According to a RAB headquarters press release, a team of the elite force set a check post in front of New Al Medina Hotel on Outer Circular Road and asked a private car to stop at about 1:30 am.
But the occupants of the car -- Altab and Masum –- denied the signal and opened fire on the RAB men in their bid to flee, forcing the crime busters to retaliate.
Altab suffered bullet wounds during the firing. Later, RAB members arrested the two criminals while tried to flee leaving the car behind.
Four foreign pistols, 10 bullets, five magazines, three bottles of Phensidyl syrup and Tk 16,500 in cash were also recovered from the car.
Later, the members of RAB-3 rushed bullet-hit Altab to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and went on a drive at the Jahanara Apartment with Masum.
The elite force members recovered six bullets, two magazines, 37 bottles of Phensidyl syrup from a car kept at the basement car parking of the building.
They also recovered Tk 8.8 lakh in cash and Tk 1 lakh in fake currency from the residence of Altab.
The arrested had long been involved in different criminal activities, including snatching and extortion, said press release.
The arrested were identified as Altab Hossain Sagar, 38, son of Abdur Rahman of Jahanar Apartment in Siddhewari in the city’s Ramna area, and Mohammed Masum, 29, son of Sahab Uddin of the city’s Shahjahanpur area.
According to a RAB headquarters press release, a team of the elite force set a check post in front of New Al Medina Hotel on Outer Circular Road and asked a private car to stop at about 1:30 am.
But the occupants of the car -- Altab and Masum –- denied the signal and opened fire on the RAB men in their bid to flee, forcing the crime busters to retaliate.
Altab suffered bullet wounds during the firing. Later, RAB members arrested the two criminals while tried to flee leaving the car behind.
Four foreign pistols, 10 bullets, five magazines, three bottles of Phensidyl syrup and Tk 16,500 in cash were also recovered from the car.
Later, the members of RAB-3 rushed bullet-hit Altab to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and went on a drive at the Jahanara Apartment with Masum.
The elite force members recovered six bullets, two magazines, 37 bottles of Phensidyl syrup from a car kept at the basement car parking of the building.
They also recovered Tk 8.8 lakh in cash and Tk 1 lakh in fake currency from the residence of Altab.
The arrested had long been involved in different criminal activities, including snatching and extortion, said press release.
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