Five active members of three teenage gangs were arrested in separate drives in Cumilla, police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Md Lutfur Rahman disclosed the information at a press briefing at the office of the Cumilla superintendent of police today.
He said police arrested two members of the “Smash Squad” gang. They are Jisan, 19, of Teli Kona Gobindopukurpar; and Saiful Islam, 20, of Araiora Samitipara.
In Chauddagram, police arrested two members of the “1207” gang. They are Md Tarek Hossain Saikat, 19, of Nalishwar area, and Md Jafar Ahmed, 23, of Komardoga Madhyampara.
In addition, a 17-year-old boy of Pomgaon Madhyampara, an alleged member of the “PX 10” gang, was arrested from Manoharganj area.
District police said the arrests were made during separate operations conducted by police of the respective police stations. Legal proceedings against the arrestees are underway.
Police alleged that the arrested persons were involved in various criminal activities, including extortion, brawls and creating panic in different areas.
Police said the district’s units have been conducting regular drives to bring active members of teen gangs under the law.
Source: www.thedailystar.net
