598 arrested across capital, 41 cases filed

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 598 people and filed 41 cases during raids across the capital over the past 24 hours, according to a press release issued today.

Police seized a foreign-made pistol, a magazine, two rounds of ammunition, part of a spent bullet, three knives and eight metal rods during the operations conducted on Saturday.

The seizures also included 1 kilogram and 450 grams of an unspecified substance, 21 packets of cannabis, 9,058 yaba tablets, 2 grams of heroin, a private car, a motorcycle, 12 mobile phones, 320 counterfeit 200-taka banknotes, a computer CPU, a scanner, a mouse, a keyboard and 10,100 taka in cash. Police also rescued one victim.

Mirpur division recorded the highest number of arrests, with 178, followed by Tejgaon with 100, Wari and Motijheel with 71 each, Gulshan with 54, Uttara with 43, Lalbagh with 42 and Ramna with 36. The Detective Branch arrested three people.

Police said legal proceedings against the detainees were underway.