DMP arrests 15 in operations after cocktail blasts and attacks on police in Dhaka
Police in Dhaka have arrested a total of 15 people in separate operations by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) following incidents of cocktail explosions and attacks targeting police in different parts of the capital.
According to Rupnagar police station sources, on Sunday (8 November), police arrested Ashraful (27), a member of a banned organisation, red-handed as he was fleeing after setting off a cocktail explosion in front of Rupnagar police station.
Deputy Police Commissioner (DC-Media) of the DMP, Akhtar Hossain, shared the information on Monday (9 November).
According to Rampura police station sources, a cocktail explosion took place in the Banashree area of the capital on Monday morning (9 November). Two people, Shraban Sardar (20) and Robin (27), were arrested in connection with the incident.
Meanwhile, according to Cantonment police station sources, a cocktail attack targeting police took place in front of the Golf Club under Cantonment police station last Thursday (5 November).
In that incident, Cantonment police arrested four people, the Detective Branch (DB) arrested five, and the Special Response Unit (SRU) arrested three.
In total, 15 people have been arrested, including one in Rupnagar, two in Banashree and 12 in the Cantonment area.
The cocktail explosions took place in the Rupnagar, Banashree and Golf Club areas of Cantonment in the capital. Police were targeted in these attacks.
The DMP said such operations will continue to keep the law-and-order situation under control and to ensure the safety of citizens.
Police said legal action is being taken against those arrested. As the operations continue, anyone else found involved in the cocktail explosions will also be arrested.
