1,179 arrested in 24 hours across Chattogram Range, 633 more held in anti-teen-gang drive
Police have arrested 1,179 people in 24 hours across 11 districts of the Chattogram Range in operations against teen gangs, mugging, extortion, terrorist activity and drugs. In the same period, a further 633 people were detained in a special anti-teen-gang operation, and 30 members of a banned organisation were also arrested.
The 24-hour crime statistics for Tuesday (3 November) were released by the Chattogram Range on Wednesday.
According to range police, those arrested include 120 people in regular cases, 81 in previous cases, 48 under Section 34 of the Police Act and six under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Another 48 were arrested under Section 151 and other laws, 150 on arrest warrants and 15 on conviction warrants.
Police filed 40 cases in the anti-drug operations. A mobile court sentenced 40 people to imprisonment. The operations also recovered Tk 7,650 in fines, 23,995 yaba tablets and 53 kilograms 960 grams of cannabis.
Of the 30 people arrested on suspicion of belonging to the banned organisation, 20 are from Cumilla, four from Feni, three from Brahmanbaria, two from Chandpur and one from Chattogram.
Of the 633 people detained in the anti-teen-gang drive, 408 were released into their guardians' custody after signing bonds. Legal action was taken against the remaining 225.
By district, the highest number of anti-teen-gang detentions was in Cumilla, with 282 people. The others were Chattogram 92, Lakshmipur 57, Noakhali 55, Chandpur 44, Brahmanbaria 33, Cox's Bazar 26, Feni 19, Rangamati 14, Khagrachhari 7 and Bandarban 4.
