UNB, Chapainawabganj :
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Wednesday claimed to have arrested a wanted criminal from the district of Chapainawabganj Tuesday night.
The arrestee has been identified as Jahirul Islam, 38, son of Sadikul Islam of the Nandalalpur area in Chapainawabganj’s Gomostapur upazila.
Jahirul was arrested from the upazila’s Bagdanga lake area by a Rab-5 team, the elite force said. Two pistols, six bullets and two magazines have been seized from his possession, Rab said in a release.
The operation was led by Company Commander Ruh-Fi-Tahmin Taukir of Rab-5 on a tip-off, according to the elite force. The arrestee was wanted in a total of 13 cases, including theft, robbery and under the Explosive Substances Act.
A fresh case will be filed against Jahirul at the local police station.
