Illegal arms factory busted in Ctg’s Sitakunda; 4 held

Illegal arms factory busted in Ctg’s Sitakunda; 4 held

  Army personnel have busted an arms manufacturing factory at Salimpur in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram and arrested four suspected criminals along with arms.

Tipped off, joint force members led by Lt Col Ismail Sams Azizi, commander of Sindukchhari Zone under Guimara Region’s 20 Field Regiment Artillery, conducted the drive on Saturday night and arrested them.

The seized arms included six locally-made firearms, 35 empty cartridges, five live cartridges, one Chinese axe, 20 machetes, two walkie-talkies with a charger, a megaphone, and various other equipment used in making arms.

The detainees were Kamrul Hasan Redwan, 50, son of Fayez Ahmed of Banshkhali in Chattogram, Md Ashik, 25, son of Md Morshed of Salimpur in Sitakunda; Ruman, 45, son of Md Nurul Alam of Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar; and Md Amir Islam, 40, son of Joynal Abedin of Dakkhin Hatiya in Noakhali.

Later, the army handed them over to Sitakunda Model Police Station along with the seized arms and equipment.

Sitakunda Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mozibur Rahman said cases were filed against the arrestees and they were sent to jail. - UNB