One arrested with knife over alleged robbery preparation in Gulshan-1; 12-13 others flee

Police from Gulshan Model Police Station have arrested one person with a sharp knife in Dhaka's Gulshan area on allegations of preparing to commit a robbery. The arrested man is Md Jibon Mia, 26.

Md Aktar Hosen, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), citing Gulshan Model Police Station, said a police team on night patrol received information that a group of people armed with local weapons had gathered on an empty plot in Gulshan-1 with the intention of committing a robbery.

Acting on that information, police raided the place at around 4:30 am on Friday (October 30) and arrested Jibon Mia. Some 12 to 13 unidentified people who were with him fled.

Police said a sharp knife was recovered from the arrested man.

A case has been filed with Gulshan Police Station over the incident, and a drive is continuing to arrest the fugitive accused, police said.