6 held with 2 tiger skins in Satkhira

SATKHIRA, Oct 17 (UNB): The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a special drive arrested six smugglers along with two tiger skins in Sadar Upazila Thursday night.

The skins were believed to be removed from Royal Bengal tigers after those were killed in the Sundarbans.

The arrestees were identified as Sheikh Bakhtiar Uddin (42), son of late Mohiuddin Ahmed of Dargahpur village under Ashashuni Upazila of the district, Gazi Selim (35), son of Mokhles Gazi of Chechori village under Dumuria Upazila of Khulna, Rabiul Islam (35), son of late Wazed Ali of Channirchak village, Mostafizur Rahman (36), son of late Shahjahan Ali of Maharajpur village in Koyra Upazila, Faruk Sana (25), son of late Muhammad Ali of Baroli village, and Amirul Islam (25), son of Sekandar Ali of Sahapara village under Paikgachha Upazila of Khulna.

Briefing reporters at the RAB-6 Satkhira office Friday morning, deputy commanding officer of RAB-8 Barisal Major Adnan Kabir said they had information that a gang of smugglers was returning to Satkhira from the Sundarbans on motorbikes along with two tiger skins.