The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 206 more people for their alleged involvement in various crimes including muggings, robberies, thefts and extortions from various parts of the capital city in the last 24 hours, reports BSS.
The arrestees include 37 active robbers, four extortionists, 14 thieves, 13 identified drug dealers, 29 others listed criminals, according to a DMP statement.
During the raids, a local-made iron pipe gun, five bullets, one empty cartridge, one knife, two chapatis, one dagger, four plastic pipes, 16 SIM cards, 15 bags of polythene, one bus, two mobile phones and Tk 22,390 in cash alongside 2,486 pieces of Yaba, 439 grams of marijuana and four bottles of Phensidyl were seized from their possessions..
In these connections, 53 cases were registered with different police stations under the DMP.
As part of the DMP's measures to ensure the overall security and smooth movement of the people in the capital city, check posts and patrol activities have been increased.
According to the Crime Command and Control Center of the DMP, 667 patrol teams of the DMP performed their duties in two shifts in the 50 police stations of the DMP for public safety in the last 24 hours from 12:01am to 11:59pm on Monday.
Out of these, 340 teams performed their duties at night while 327 during the day. The patrol teams include 479 mobile patrol teams, 73 foot patrol teams and 115 motorcycle Honda patrol teams.
In addition, 71 police check posts are operated by the DMP at various important and strategic locations to enhance security in the metropolitan area.
In addition to the DMP patrol teams, 14 CTTC patrol teams in two shifts, 12 Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) patrol teams in three shifts and 10 RAB patrol teams with the DMP are on duty at various crime-prone areas of the metropolis at night.
Apart from these, 20 check posts are operated by the APBN, a specialized unit of the police, along with the DMP.
Bd-Pratidin English/ARK
