RAB-13 Arrests 11 Inter-District Robbers in Dinajpur

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 arrested 11 members of an inter-district gang of robbers with looted goods, a microbus and other materials from Doshmile area in Kaharole upazila of Dinajpur district this morning.

"Getting secret information, an operational team of RAB-13 conducted a raid there and arrested the robbers," said a press release issued by Senior Assistant Director (Media) of RAB-13 Flight Lieutenant Mahmud Bashir Ahmed.

 The elite force seized looted properties including seven batteries, four transformers and a hydraulic jack worth Taka two lakh and a microbus and other materials used for committing robbery from the possessions of the robbers.

 The robbers were caught from Doshmile area while they were fleeing after looting the properties from Messer's AB Bricks Kiln by taking the night guards there as hostages in Priti Bazar area in Kaharole upazila of Dinajpur from 1 am to 4 am today.

 The arrested robbers are Md. Shahin Mian, 28, of Pirgachha upazila, Md. Sifazul Islam, 32, of Mithapukur upazila, Md. Shariful Islam, 38, of Kawnia upazila, Md. Al Amin, 50, of Badarganj upazila, Md. Abu Bakar Siddique, 60, and Bhutto Chandra Barman, 40, of Kotwali Thana area in Rangpur, Md. Dulal, 45, of Saidpur upazila in Nilphamari, Md. Sajjat Hossain, 40, of Sadar upazila in Thakurgaon, Md. Rezaul Karim, 35, of Fulbari upazila and Md. Faruk, 32, of Ulipur upazila in Kurigram and Md. Abdus Salam, 43, of Dewanganj upazila in Jamalpur district.

"During preliminary interrogation, the detained robbers admitted that they had committed the robbery at Messer's AB Bricks Kiln and they are active members of a gang of inter-district robbers," the release said.

 "After filing a case against the arrested robbers, the elite force handed them over to Kaharole Thana police," the release added.