4 Pakistani nationals among 16 held with bombs in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Dhaka, Mar 30 (UNB) – Plainclothes police arrested 16 people, including four Pakistani nationals, along with eight hand bombs and Indian Rupees 1.29 crore while planning subversive activities in city.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of DB police conducted simultaneous drives in several areas of the city, including Paltan, Nikunja, Kalabagan and Bongshal, from 2:30 pm Friday to 4:30 am early Saturday and arrested the 16 people.
Contacted, Additional Deputy Commissioner Mashiur Rahman confirmed UNB about the arrest.
He said eight hand bombs, Indian rupees 1.29 crore and several passports were recovered from their possessions.
A Bangladeshi eye specialist was among the arrestees, said a DB official.
He suspected that all the detainees might be the members of an organised outfit who tried to conduct sabotage either in the capital or elsewhere in the country.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of DB police conducted simultaneous drives in several areas of the city, including Paltan, Nikunja, Kalabagan and Bongshal, from 2:30 pm Friday to 4:30 am early Saturday and arrested the 16 people.
Contacted, Additional Deputy Commissioner Mashiur Rahman confirmed UNB about the arrest.
He said eight hand bombs, Indian rupees 1.29 crore and several passports were recovered from their possessions.
A Bangladeshi eye specialist was among the arrestees, said a DB official.
He suspected that all the detainees might be the members of an organised outfit who tried to conduct sabotage either in the capital or elsewhere in the country.
Courtesy: UNB Connect
