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JAMALPUR-IDOL-RECOVERY
Touchstone idol recovered in Jamalpur
JAMALPUR, May 3, 2021 (BSS)- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a man and recovered a touchstone idol from his possession in Sarishabari upazila of the district on Sunday evening.
The arrested was Md Shamim Sheikh, 40, son of Md Golam Mostafa of Hem Nagar village under Gopalpur upazila of Tangail district.
According to Jamalpur RAB-14 sources, acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force arrested Shamim Sheikh while conducting a raid in Gopalganj Bazar area under Pingna union of Sarishabari upazila and recovered the touchstone idol from his possession.
RAB said the idol weighing about 11.1 kilograms was worth Taka over one crore.
Company Commander (in-charge) of Jamalpur RAB-14 MM Sabuj Rana said the arrested person was involved with trafficking of valuable idols abroad for a long time.
A case was filed with Sarishabari Police Station in this connection.
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