59 stolen mobile phones with changed IME, Recovered in Fakirhat, 4 arrested.

S A Kalam,Fokirhat, Bagerhat. In Fakirhat, Bagerhat, police have recovered 59 stolen mobile phones with changed IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) numbers during a raid at a mobile phone shop. Four people have been arrested in this incident. The police claim that the stolen mobile phones were sold after changing their IMEI numbers. They were arrested on Monday (24 August) around 10 PM during a raid at 'Pushpa Telecom', a mobile phone shop owned by Rezaur Rahman Palash in the Fakirhat upazila market. This information was shared by Superintendent of Police Hasan Md. Naser Rikabdar at a press briefing at the Bagerhat Police Superintendent's office on Tuesday morning. The arrested individuals are Rezaur Rahman Palash (34), son of Sheikh Siddiqur Rahman from the Pagla Shyamnagar area of Fakirhat, Md. Ahidul Islam (26), son of Akkel Ali Sheikh from the Ataikathi area of Bagerhat, Chandan Saha (30), son of Chaitanya Saha from the Ghatbhog area of Rupsa, Khulna, and Md. Hushain Khan (22), son of Jahangir Khan from the Bhata Baliaghata area of Bagerhat. The Superintendent of Police stated that three more individuals fled the scene during the raid. They are Md. Shimul Sheikh (25), son of Sheikh Siddiqur Rahman from the Pagla Shyamnagar area of Fakirhat, Md. Shafiqul Fakir (22), son of Kader Fakir from the Attaki area, and Toufiqur Rahman (34), son of the late Yusuf Ali from the Narkeli Chadpur area of Rupsa, Khulna. A total of 59 mobile phones of various brands were recovered during the raid. The Superintendent of Police further stated that during police interrogation, the arrested individuals admitted that they were changing the IMEI numbers of stolen mobile phones and selling them at Pushpa Telecom. The police have reported that Rezaur Rahman Palash has a previous theft case against him. A case has been filed at the Fakirhat Model Police Station regarding this incident. The 59 recovered mobile phones have been seized as evidence in the case.