Eight robbers arrested with weapons while preparing for robbery in Bhanga, Faridpur.

Biplab Kumar Das, Staff Reporter: Eight robbers, including the leader of the gang, have been arrested by the Bhanga police with local weapons and equipment while preparing for a robbery in Bhanga, Faridpur. They were arrested on Thursday night during an operation in the Madhupara Hasamdia area of Ward No. 5 of Bhanga Municipality. The arrested robbers are Sujan Matubbar (30), Delwar Khandakar alias Delu (40), Md. Mannan alias Mandar Kha (50), Md. Mirajul Sheikh alias Miraj (38), Md. Sohag Kazi (27), Md. Rokib Khan alias Raju (34), Alamgir Molla (35), and Hriday Khan (25). Their homes are in various areas of Faridpur, Madaripur, Gopalganj, and Pirojpur districts. Regarding this, the officer-in-charge of Bhanga police station, Md. Mizanur Rahman, said that a special operation was conducted under the leadership of Sub-Inspector Md. Mamun Howlader with accompanying forces. Based on secret information, an operation was carried out in the Bhanga municipal area, and they were arrested from a garden north of Abdul Majid Talukdar's residence in the Madhupara Hasamdia area while preparing for robbery. During this time, various local weapons and equipment used for robbery were recovered from them. In this incident, the police have filed a case against them and sent them to court after completing the legal process. They have multiple cases against them for robbery and other crimes in various police stations across the country. Among them, there are previously 07 cases against Sujan Matubbar, 08 against Delwar Khandakar alias Delu, 14 against Md. Mannan alias Mandar Kha, 01 against Md. Sohag Kazi, 02 against Md. Rokib Khan alias Raju, and 01 robbery case against Md. Mirajul Sheikh alias Miraj, as reported by the police. They have admitted to preparing for organized robbery during preliminary questioning.