28 dacoits held at Ashulia

Staff Correspondent, Savar: Police in a drive detained 28 members of a robber-gang from Nabinagar bus stand area of Dhaka-Aricha highway on Thursday night.

Being tipped off, police took their position on the Nabinagar-Ashulia highway and gave a signal to stop the bus.

Sensing the presence of police, the robbers opened fire targeting them leaving four police men including two officers.

After exchanging fire the team of police managed to nab 28 dacoits with the bus.

Police also recovered a foreign pistol, five rounds of bullets, two magazines, 24 mobile handsets, some native weapons and Tk 10, 000 from them.



risingbd/Savar/Nov 3, 2017/Safiul Islam Sakib/Mukul