Two accomplices of Dakat Shahid held in capital
The Detective Branch of Police arrested on Friday night two close associates of listed criminal Dakat Shahid who was killed in a "gunfight" with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the capital in July.
On a tip, a team of detectives arrested Bhagina Faruk, 23, and Al-Amin, 24, at a construction site on Tipu Sultan Road around 10:00pm.
The two men have links with criminal activities along the lines of extortion, possession of arms, murder and bombings, said Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner of the Media and Community Service, Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Police also recovered two pistols, four magazines of guns and 130 bottles of Phensedyl from the residence of Faruk's mother at Swamibag following interrogation.
Faruk, according to Rahman, used to extort money by phoning businessmen and industrialists. Those who refused to pay him were typically victims of violence involving bombs and gunfire. Faruk conducted such activities in many parts of the city, including Jatrabari, New Market and Sutrapur, he added.
Two cases have already been filed against Faruk and Al-Amin. Faruk has been remanded for six days while Al-Amin has been remanded for two days on charges of possession of arms and drugs, said DB Assistant Commissioner Mahbabur Rahman. The two men are being held at the DB office, he added.
Dakat Shahid, accused in 18 cases including six for murders, was killed in the gunfight with Rab at Laxmibazar in Old Dhaka on July 3. More than 100 general diaries (GD) were filed against him with different police stations in the capital.
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