Motorcycle Theft Ring Arrested in Jorarganj, Three Stolen Motorcycles Recovered.

Jwel Nag, Mirsarai,Chattogram, Correspondent Police have arrested six active members of an alleged motorcycle theft gang in a special operation in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram. Three stolen motorcycles and six mobile phones were recovered from their possession. The arrests were made early Sunday (September 13) from the house of Nur Hossain at Rajab Ali Sowdagar Bari in the Banglabazar area of Dhum Union under Jorarganj Police Station. According to police, a team conducted the operation based on a tip-off and initially recovered one stolen motorcycle and six mobile phones from the suspects. Later, based on information obtained during preliminary interrogation of the arrested individuals, police conducted another raid the same day at a motorcycle garage named “Korerhat Bike Lab” in the Chhattaruya area of Korerhat Union. Two more stolen motorcycles were recovered from the garage. The arrested individuals have been identified as Md. Jamshed Hossain alias Shuvo, 23; Md. Shariful Islam alias Jony, 26; Saiful Islam alias Chand Mia, 20; Asif Mahmud alias Abhi, 24; Ismail Hossain, 18; and Md. Mashrafi, 20. Jorarganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Abdul Halim said the six active members of the motorcycle theft gang were arrested early Sunday based on confidential information following the instructions of Chattogram Superintendent of Police Md. Masud Alam. He said three stolen motorcycles were recovered during the operation. He also noted that arrested suspect Mashrafi has three previous theft cases against him. Chattogram Superintendent of Police Md. Masud Alam said the arrests were made as part of the district police’s ongoing campaign to recover stolen motorcycles. He said a team of Jorarganj Police Station conducted the operation on Sunday and arrested six alleged members of the theft gang, recovering three motorcycles from them. Legal action is being taken against the arrested individuals, the SP said, adding that police operations will continue to arrest other members of the gang and recover more stolen vehicles.