DMP arrests 484 in 24-hour crackdown in Dhaka, files 52 cases

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 484 people in a series of regular drives across the capital over the past 24 hours, filing 52 cases at different police stations.

During the operations, police seized cocktail bombs, yaba pills, cannabis, locally made weapons and 43 mobile phones. They also rescued a victim.

The information was disclosed in a press release issued on Thursday (November 12), signed by DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Md Akter Hossain. According to the statement, the arrests were made during operations conducted in different police station areas across the capital on Wednesday (November 11).

Of those arrested, 29 were picked up in the Ramna division, 49 in Lalbagh, 40 in Wari, 59 in Motijheel, 76 in Tejgaon, 127 in Mirpur, 45 in Gulshan, 51 in Uttara, three by the Special Reserve Unit (SRU) and five by the Detective Branch (DB).

During the drives, police recovered a Chinese axe, four cocktail bombs, 11 exploded remnants of cocktails and two defused cocktail components. They also seized 4,282 yaba pills, 10.62 kg of cannabis and 43 mobile phones.

Legal proceedings against the arrested individuals are under way, the press release said.