Locally made pistol recovered from paddy field in Jashore's Sharsha, two unidentified men flee
Police have recovered a locally made one-shooter pistol from a paddy field during a special operation in Sharsha upazila of Jashore. Two unidentified men fled the scene after sensing the presence of police during the operation.
According to police sources, the operation was carried out at around 9:35pm on Thursday (5 November) beside an unpaved road about 100 yards west of the Shikarpur Amtala Mor bridge in No. 2 Lakshmanpur Union of Sharsha upazila.
A police team led by Sharsha Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shaminul Haque conducted the special operation in the Shikarpur area. The abandoned weapon was found inside the paddy field of local resident Jamal Hossain (50).
Police said the recovered firearm is an old, locally made one-shooter pistol. It was seized under a seizure list.
Police said two unidentified men fled the scene after sensing the police presence during the operation. The weapon recovered from the paddy field was the one they left behind.
A case has been filed at Sharsha Police Station under the Arms Act against the two unidentified men. Police said operations are continuing to identify and arrest them.
