Man arrested at Akbarshah checkpost in Chattogram with gold worth Tk 5.36 crore
A man has been arrested in an operation by Akbarshah Thana police in Chattogram city with 3 kilograms 129.7 grams of gold. The estimated market value of the recovered gold is Tk 5 crore 36 lakh 62 thousand.
He was arrested on Thursday (12 November) during an operation in front of a police checkpost on the western side of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the City Gate area of Akbarshah Thana in the city.
The arrested man is Sudhir Kumar Dhar (41). He is the son of Nani Gopal Dhar of Uttar Jaldi area in Banshkhali upazila.
Akbarshah Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nazer Hossain said the operation was carried out in front of the police checkpost in the City Gate area based on secret information. Sudhir Kumar Dhar was arrested and searched, and 3 kilograms 129.7 grams of gold was recovered from his possession.
A case has been filed against the arrested Sudhir Kumar Dhar at Akbarshah Thana under the Special Powers Act over the incident.
