Operation Devil Hunt: 585 more arrested in 24 hrs
Staff Correspondent
The joint forces have arrested 585 more individuals suspected of attempting to destabilize the country, as part of the ongoing nationwide crackdown, ‘Operation Devil Hunt.’
According to the police headquarters, a total of 1,493 people were apprehended in the last 24 hours till Sunday noon — 908 on previous cases and warrants, and 585 linked to recent unrest.
Since the operation began on February 8, following a terror attack on student protesters in Gazipur, 8,664 individuals have been arrested nationwide.
In the last 24 hours, law enforcement also seized a locally made pistol, an LG, a magazine, 10 rounds of bullets, three cartridges, and six machetes.
