15 detained including seven teenagers in Kotwali police operation in Rangamati town

Kotwali Police Station police have detained 15 people, including seven teenagers, on various allegations in a special operation in Rangamati. They were detained on Thursday (5 November) during raids in various areas of Rangamati municipality.

Police said the teenagers were detained over allegations of involvement in rowdy activities. Among the others, two were detained over kidnapping allegations, three over drug dealing, and three for being in a disorderly condition.

The two detained over kidnapping-related offences are Md Masum (21) and his father Md Zakir Hossain (43). Both are from Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj. They lived in the Patharghata area of Ward No. 2 in Rangamati town.

The three detained over drug dealing are Md Mamunur Rashid (31), Md Kamal Hossain (39) and Morshed Alam alias Munaf Driver (37). Mamunur Rashid is from the Matrimangal area of Doel Chattar, Kamal Hossain is from Karmachari Colony in Tabalchhari, and Morshed Alam is from Raujan upazila in Chattogram; he lived in Rangamati's Fisherighat area.

Liton Barua (48), Bindu Chandra Dey (47) and Abdur Rahman alias Sihab (35) were detained for being in a disorderly condition. Liton Barua is from Garjantali, Bindu Chandra Dey's permanent home is in Longadu upazila, and Abdur Rahman is from Sandwip upazila in Chattogram.

Police also said that among the seven teenagers detained over rowdy activities, there were teenagers from various areas of Rangamati as well as from Raujan upazila in Chattogram. Their guardians later requested that they be given a chance to correct themselves.

In that context, after informing the senior authorities and completing verification, the teenagers were released into their parents' custody after taking bonds (muchleka) from the guardians.

Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Jasim Uddin said: 'On the instruction of the Superintendent of Police, an operational team of police conducted these raids. Legal action is being taken against the detained persons.'