Arms, ammunition seized, Jubo Dal activist held
Sunday, 17 June 2007
COX'S BAZAR, June 16 (UNB): Law-enforcers seized 14 firearms and some lethal weapons in Cox's Bazar and Sylhet districts Saturday in drives under the ongoing countrywide anti-crime operation.
Official sources said joint forces seized some arms and ammunition from the house of a Jubo Dal "cadre" at Napitkhali village in Pekua Upazila Saturday morning.
They arrested Shahadat Hossain, the Jubo Dal man, after raiding his house and recovered five guns, 10 bullets and a Chinese knife, the sources said.
"He was involved in various misdeeds, including land-grabbing," it was alleged. Sahadat was taken in for interrogation.
Another report from Sylhet adds: RAB members recovered a number of arms and ammunition from a graveyard at Narayanpur village in Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj district Saturday morning.
RAB sources said they recovered five guns, three pipe-guns and 16 cartridges, one sophisticated weapon and four tridents.
None was arrested in connection with the haul of arms.
Official sources said joint forces seized some arms and ammunition from the house of a Jubo Dal "cadre" at Napitkhali village in Pekua Upazila Saturday morning.
They arrested Shahadat Hossain, the Jubo Dal man, after raiding his house and recovered five guns, 10 bullets and a Chinese knife, the sources said.
"He was involved in various misdeeds, including land-grabbing," it was alleged. Sahadat was taken in for interrogation.
Another report from Sylhet adds: RAB members recovered a number of arms and ammunition from a graveyard at Narayanpur village in Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj district Saturday morning.
RAB sources said they recovered five guns, three pipe-guns and 16 cartridges, one sophisticated weapon and four tridents.
None was arrested in connection with the haul of arms.