37 'Kishor Gang' members held in city
Staff Correspondent
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 37 suspected members of 'Kishor Gang' in the capital and its surrounding areas.
The arrested were identified as members of different groups including Kishor Gang-007 Group, Baba Group, Jaura Group, D Company and Jahangir Group.
The arrested were Russell ,17, Arafat ,17, Rabin ,15, Al-Amin ,24, Islam ,29, Jewel ,22, Rabiul ,16, Murad ,17, Mahabub ,19, Saad ,22, Rohan ,22, Mona ,28, Hriday ,20, Obayed ,18, Md Zisan ,19, Md Akash ,30, Md Emon ,20, Md Ramzan ,21, Md Sajib 18, Md Shakib ,22, Md Rajib ,19, Md Amir Hossain ,36, Shahjahan Saju alias Russell ,45, Md Zilad Miah ,20, Md Hriday ,19, A Raihan ,15, Md Babu Miah ,22, Md Shahjahan,21, Md Jalal Miah ,28, Lamim Miah ,15, Md Rakib ,16, Md Hira Miah ,17, Imrul Hasan ,17, Md Sakin Sarkar Rabbi ,18, Md Sujan Miah ,19, Khairul ,19 and Rahat ,19.
Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Mostaq Ahmad, commanding officer of RAB-1, provided the information at a press conference held at the office of RAB-1 in city's Uttara area on Friday.
He said, acting on a tip-off, teams of RAB-1 raided several areas including Mohakhali, Banani, Airport, Tongi and Gazipur and arrested them between 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm on Thursday.
RAB seized 500 grams of Ganja, 24 mobiles, one blade, one axe, one power bank, five rods, 16 knives, three iron chains, one hammer, one motorcycle and cash Tk 24,250 from their possession.
