Anti-crime drive or eyewash?

They claimed that 2000 of them were wanted in different cases and 120 were 'convicted fugitives'. But other sources said there was no listed top criminal among the arrested and the arms recovery was also negligible. According to sources at the office of Barisal DIG, 1379 persons were arrested in Barisal, 1300 in Patuakhali, 904 in Bhola, 884 in Pirojpur, 794 in Barguna and 833 in Jhalakati districts from July one to September 15 this year. They included 16 convicted fugitives held in Barisal, 50 in Bhola, 9 in Jhalakati, 10 in Pirojpur, eight in Patuakhali and 27 arrested in Barguna. During this period, police recovered one Chinese riffle, one country-made gun, two DBL and two SBL guns, seven pipe guns and 52 bullet in Bhola.

Two revolvers, one pistol, one pipe gun and bullets were recovered in Barisal.

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One revolver, one SBL gun, two pipe guns were recovered in Pirojpur, No firearm was recovered in Barguna and Patuakhali. Most of the arms were recovered in abandoned conditions. But sources claimed that the miscreants who went underground during the Operation Clean Heart, are now moving freely and police are not arresting them because of their political connections.