Man held with two firearms in Rajshahi

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, arrested an alleged top-listed firearms trader with two guns in the district last night.

The arrested person was identified as Rafiqul Islam, 28, son of Badsha Mian, a resident of Chhotodhadas in Belpukur Police Station in the district, said RAB sources here this morning.

On a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a drive in Sagarpara village under Bagha Upazila around 11.50 pm and arrested the person, they said.

The RAB-5 team led by its company commander Farhad Hossain seized two one-shooter guns from his possession.

A case was filed with Belpukur Police Station in this connection and the arrested person along with the seized firearms was handed over to the police this morning.

Another team of the elite force detained an alleged drug-peddler identified as Saidul Islam, 37, son of late Nabir Uddin of Mazardia village of Ishwardi Upazila in Pabna district, with 1,500 drugs-pills after conducting a raid at Gopalpur Railgate area in Lalpur Upazila of Natore district last night.