28 arrested in Chandpur in 24 hours, including 16 banned AL men; 19 teenagers detained

Police in Chandpur have arrested 28 people in the past 24 hours for various offences, including 16 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its associate organisations. Nineteen people were detained in a drive against teenage gangs during the same period.

In addition, five people were arrested in anti-drug operations, and 150 grams of cannabis and 22 yaba tablets were recovered.

They were arrested and detained in special drives in different police station areas of the district on Monday. The information was given in a press release sent from the media cell of the Superintendent of Police's office on Tuesday morning.

The drives were conducted under the direction of Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Mizanur Rahman to control the law-and-order situation and curb crime in the district.

According to police sources, among the 28 arrested were six accused and convicted persons in GR cases, 16 leaders and activists of the banned organisations, one person on charges of extortion, and five people linked to drugs.

Of the leaders and activists of the banned organisations, six were arrested from the Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station area, four from Faridganj, two from Matlab South, two from Hajiganj and two from Shahrasti.

In the anti-drug drive, Faridganj police arrested two people and recovered 10 yaba tablets. Matlab North police arrested two people and recovered 150 grams of cannabis and seven yaba tablets. Hajiganj police arrested one person and recovered five yaba tablets.

Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station also arrested one person on charges of extortion. Eight more people were detained in the same station area as drug users and suspects.

In the drive against teenage gangs, four people were detained from the Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station area, one from Haimchar, five from Faridganj, six from Matlab North and three from Hajiganj, a total of 19.

Among the GR case accused and convicted persons, one was arrested from Haimchar, one from Matlab North, two from Shahrasti, one from Hajiganj and one from Kachua.

Nadira Noor, additional superintendent of police (administration and finance), said the detained teenagers were handed over to their families after verification. Legal action has been taken against those arrested. Such police drives will continue to curb crime.

A mobile court in Chandpur fined the owner of Messrs Mayer Doa Enterprise 100,000 taka for running business activities by keeping construction materials, including sand and stone, in an open place. The fine was collected on the spot during a joint drive by the district administration and the Department of Environment near the Gachhtala bridge on Sunday.

In Faridganj of Chandpur, local residents recovered the body of a four-year-old boy, Yeasin Hossain, from a pond beside his house about 18 hours after he went missing. The child had been missing since Saturday noon. It is initially suspected that he died after falling into the pond while playing.