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27 September 2011, 18:00 PM

METROPOLITAN

Staff Correspondent

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) early yesterday arrested six members of a criminal gang with firearms and lethal weapons from Gazipur. Rab-1 officials said they arrested ring leader of the gang Mohammad Abdur Rahman alias Bachchu Miah, 32, and his cohorts Abdul Aziz, 30, Mohammad Rubel Hossain, 24, Mohammad Kamal Hossain, 28, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, 27, and Mohammad Yunus Miah, 20, in separate raids started around 1: 35am. Senior ASP Milu Miah Biswas said a team of Rab-1 arrested Bachchu, Aziz and Rubel from in front of Bachchu's house at Outpara and recovered a pistol, four bullets and two knives from their possession. The Rab men also raided Kamal's house in the same area and arrested him with a pistol, five bullets and two knives, Biswas said.