Five sent to jail over Motijheel robbery attempt
On 16 July, police arrested the five individuals after conducting a raid in the capital's Motijheel area
A Dhaka court has sent to jail five members of a robbery gang after they were arrested while allegedly preparing to commit a robbery in the capital's Motijheel area, posing as members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Wahiduzzaman issued the order yesterday (17 July), court sources said today (18 July).
The accused were identified as Abdul Mannan (35), Riad Hossain (37), Abdul Jalil (40), Md Matiur Rahman alias Matin Khan alias Matin Chora (37) and Paresh Adhikari (35).
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They were produced before the court following their arrest and the investigation officer sought their detention in jail custody. The court granted the request.
On 16 July, police arrested the five individuals after conducting a raid in the capital's Motijheel area.
Two black belts inscribed with RAB, one black walkie-talkie and one pair of handcuffs used in the robbery were seized from their possessions during the operation.
Sub-Inspector Md Tanvir Tushar of the Detective Branch (DB) filed a case with Motijheel Police Station yesterday (17 July) in connection with the attempted robbery.
