525 arrested, 46 cases filed in DMP operation in Dhaka

Bangla Press Desk: In regular operations conducted by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) across the capital, 525 individuals have been arrested over the last 24 hours. Additionally, 46 cases have been filed in connection with various charges.

The arrests were made during operations carried out yesterday across several police station areas in the capital. Md. Aktar Hossain, Deputy Commissioner of Police for the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division, confirmed the information on Thursday morning (October 29).

He stated that the highest number of arrests occurred in the Mirpur division (150 individuals). Other arrests include 73 in the Tejgaon division, 63 in the Motijheel division, 55 in the Wari division, 50 in the Gulshan division, 47 in the Lalbagh division, 46 in the Uttara division, and 36 in the Ramna division. Furthermore, the Detective Branch arrested four individuals, and the SRU (Special Response Unit) division arrested one.

During the operations, authorities recovered 23,146 Yaba pills, 5.255 kilograms of cannabis, and 80 bottles of Escaf syrup. In addition to the narcotics, items seized included one motorcycle, one private car, two walkie-talkies, six mobile phones, and 350 kilograms of scrap cable. One victim was also rescued during the operations.

The DMP stated that the process of taking further legal action against those arrested is currently underway.

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