Staff Reporter :
A team of detectives arrested 11 frauds, who had been faking their identity as members of Detective Branch (DB) of Police from the capital’s Sabujbagh area on Saturday night.
They are: Yousuf Kazi, Alauddin Ali, Akash Rahman Mintu, Afsar Ali, Faruk Hossain, Malek Mia, Masud Parvez, Shahin Kazi, Liton Shah, Masum Gazi and Aslam Sheikh, police said. Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Masudur Rahman said this in a press briefing in DMP Media Centre on Sunday morning.
“A team of detectives led by DMP Joint Commissioner (DB) Abdul Baten conducted the drive on the basis of an information and arrested them,” the DC said.
The DB men have been trying to arrest other seven culprits, who could manage to flee the scene, the police official said.
He said, “Law enforcers also recovered three vehicles, three pistols, two pipe guns, five rounds of bullets, five jackets, one walkie-talkie, five hand cuffs and knives during the drive.”
“All of them were dacoits in the disguise of DB Police. But we have been investigating as to how did they manage accessed the items which were supposed to be sold only to the law enforcement personnel.”
Asked whether any law enforcing official was involved in the dodging, he said the possibility cannot be completely overlooked.
Law enforcing agencies have been looking into the matter considering all these facts, he added.
They are being grilled to gather details more about their crimes, he said.
These groups of criminals are involved in snatching in the night and their main targets are passengers, he added. “Two cases were filed with Sabujbagh Police Station in this connection,” the DC said.
