103 Firearms and 1,136 Rounds Recovered in Raids in Sirajganj and Pabna
Acting on information from surrendered extremists, the Special Response Battalion (SRB) has recovered 103 firearms, 1,136 rounds of ammunition and a large quantity of other weapons and equipment in raids at various places in Sirajganj and Pabna districts.
The information was disclosed on Wednesday (November 4) in a press release signed by KMA Mamun Khan Chishti, police superintendent and media officer of SRB-12, Sirajganj.
According to the release, on November 1 a total of 65 extremists from Sirajganj, Pabna and Rajbari districts surrendered under the SRB's patronage. The raids in the two districts were carried out based on information obtained from them and on the battalion's own intelligence.
The recovered items include 103 firearms of domestic and foreign make, 1,136 rounds of live ammunition, 15 magazines, 95 locally made weapons and eight walkie-talkie sets.
The arms and ammunition were recovered from the Tarash, Ullapara and Salanga areas of Sirajganj district and the Santhia and Ataikula police station areas of Pabna district.
The SRB said that since its inception the battalion has been conducting regular operations to bring those involved in various crimes under the law in order to keep the country's overall law and order situation normal.
