Two cops confess stealing ammo
Two policemen yesterday confessed before a magistrate of their involvement in stealing ammunition from Rajarbagh Police Lines armoury and supplying those to robbers based in Nijhum Dwip of Noakhali district.
Detective Branch (DB) of Police was keeping an eye on some policemen for their alleged involvement in the theft after five of their colleagues were arrested earlier with stolen ammunition, said a DB official seeking anonymity.
The two -- Shamsuddin, a sub-inspector, and Shahdat Hossain, a constable, -- were arrested on December 7 after substantial evidence was found against them, said the official.
DB has identified some other policemen involved in the crime and will nab them soon, added the official.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ismail Hossain recorded the duo's confessional statements and ordered to send them to jail.
In their statements, the two said they had been stealing ammunition from the armoury since mid-November, 2011.
Shamsuddin, deployed at the armoury's reserve storage, used to steal bullets and give those to Shahdat, posted at the capital's DB, who passed it on to his associates. The associates then sold the bullets to the robbers, they said.
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