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10 grenades recovered in Meherpur
Grenades
News Desk
Police have recovered 10 locally made grenades and bomb-making equipment from a house at Hijalbaria village in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district.
Gangni Police Station officer-in-charge Abdur Razzak said being tipped off that there were two hand grenades in Abdul Jabbar's house they conducted a drive
During the hour-long drive, 10 locally made grenades from different places of the house, 100 grams of gunpowder, iron nails, 100 grams of cannabis, cannabis cutter and other equipment were recovered.
However, house owner Abdul Jabbar, his wife, bricklayer trolley driver Sohail Rana and younger son Samrat fled sensing the presence of police.
The OC said Jabbar has also been involved in thefts, robbery and extortion in the area for a long time.
OC Razzak said two cases will be filed against Abdul Jabbar—one under the Narcotics Control Act and another under the Explosive Substances Act.