Police arrested five members of a gang of thieves in Lakshmipur, along with five stolen motorcycles and a battery-powered auto-rickshaw.
Superintendent of Police Mahfuzzaman Ashraf gave this information at Meet the Press on Sunday afternoon.
The arrested persons are - Mobarak Hossain of Dakshin Keroa village in Raipur, Md. Belal of Banchanagar village in Lakshmipur municipality, Md. Chattar of Paschim Lakshmipur village, Rabiul Islam Rabu of Changpur village in Kachuar, Chandpur and Md. Sohel of the same area.
Police said that in the wake of a motorcycle theft case, the police conducted a raid in the Mirganj area of the district on the early morning of September 10. At that time, the police arrested Mobarak Hossain, Belal Hossain and Chattar along with a battery-powered auto-rickshaw. After interrogating the accused, five stolen motorcycles were recovered from their custody. Later, a raid was conducted in Chandpur and the remaining two were arrested.
The Superintendent of Police said that the accused already have multiple theft cases registered against them at various police stations. They are members of an inter-district theft gang.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Crime) Palash Kanti Nath, Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Ops) Mangnethoai Marma, DIO-1 Azizur Rahman Mia, Sadar Police Station OC Mostafa Kamal and DB OC Shahadat Hossain Tito were present at the time.