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RAB-FIREARMS-SEIZURE (with picture)
Man held with firearms, ammunitions in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Oct 28, 2020 (BSS) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, arrested an alleged firearm-trader with two firearms and ammunitions in Rajshahi last night.
According to the RAB sources, the arrested person was identified as Shahidul Islam, 33, son of late Mukul Mian of Mandur More area under Vholahat Police Station in Chapainawabgonj district.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a drive in Budhpara Flyover Bridge area Under Motihar Police Station around 9.30 pm and arrested the person with a foreign pistol, a one-shooter gun, a magazine and one round of bullet red-handed.
The RAB team nabbed the person for his alleged long-term involvement in firearms trading and trafficking.
A case was filed with the police station in this connection and the arrested person along with the seized firearms and ammunition were handed over to police.
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