Pirates pose as police,loot trawlers
Pirates in the disguise of police looted goods worth about Tk two lakh from 12 trawlers and fishing boats in Mehendiganj on Lata and Gazaria rivers, tributaries of the Meghna and the Arial Khan, in the early hours of Sunday.
Being informed by one of the victims, Manir Hossain, police arrested Shah Alam Gharami from Char Lata, Riadul Islam and Kajol from Char Hogla area later in the day and recovered some lethal weapons.
The trawlers were looted on the rivers in Lalkharabad and Bazid Kha areas, police said.
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