Three firearms and 14 rounds recovered in two SRB raids in Khulna, woman arrested
Two pistols, a one-shooter gun and 14 rounds of ammunition have been recovered in two separate raids by the Special Response Battalion (SRB) in Khulna. A woman named Rajia Begum was arrested in the operations.
The arrested woman, Rajia Begum, is the wife of Shamim Joardder of the Kabirer Bottala area in Ward No. 6 under Daulatpur Police Station.
Nistar Ahmed, commanding officer of SRB-6, said a raid was carried out on Friday night in the Fakirpara area of Ward No. 6 under Daulatpur Police Station, acting on a tip-off. Rajia Begum was arrested there with two foreign-made pistols and 14 rounds of ammunition.
In a second raid the same night, at around 2am, SRB personnel searched the Balur Math area of South Tutpara under Sadar Police Station. A one-shooter gun wrapped in polythene was recovered beside the tin fence of a local resident named Firoz's house.
The SRB said Rajia Begum has been handed over to Daulatpur Police Station for further legal action. A general diary (GD) process is under way over the weapon recovered in the Sadar Police Station area.
