9 Arrested in Rangpur in Murder and Various Other Cases.

Mohinul Islam Sujon, Crime Reporter. The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has arrested 9 people in various cases, including sensational murder cases, in Rangpur Division over the past 48 hours. Acting Deputy Commander Major Kawsar Badhan disclosed this information at a press conference held at the SRB-13 Headquarters on Saturday (September 26) afternoon. He said that during an operation over the past 48 hours, a youth named Amit Ghosh, accused in the murder case of Abdur Rahman, owner of an auto-rickshaw garage in Rangpur, was arrested. In addition, two people named Sohel Mondal and Helal Islam, residents of Bishwanathpur, were arrested in Gobindaganj of Gaibandha on allegations of fraud by identifying themselves as government officials. The SRB official said that firearms and ammunition, including locally made and foreign pistols, were recovered in Gangachara; the main accused in rape cases in Pirganj of Rangpur and Ghoraghat of Dinajpur were arrested; two drug dealers were arrested with drugs in Thakurgaon; and a convict sentenced to life imprisonment in a case of violence against women and children was arrested. Besides, a convict sentenced in a drug case in Kurigram was also arrested. The SRB handed over the accused to the respective police stations for taking further legal action. Major Kawsar Badhan further said that such operations by the SRB will continue to eliminate terrorism, drugs and various types of criminal activities in Rangpur Division.