3 outlaws held, arms recovered in Kushtia
Police arrested three outlaws and recovered arms and ammunition in separate raids conducted in the district on Friday.
Kumarkhali police arrested Bashar, 40, an absconding cadre of the outlawed Gono Bahini, from Gorai shoal and recovered a country-made pistol with four bullets from his possession at noon.
A Kushtia court sentenced Bashar in absentia to suffer 14 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) in an arms case in 2002.
He was involved in illegal activities for the last 20 years, police said adding he is an accused in at least 12 cases including two for murder.
In another raid, Daulatpur police arrested two outlawed party cadres from their house at Farakur and recovered a pistol with three bullets in the morning .
They are Safiqul Islam alias Tengor, 36, and Rafiqul Islam alias Ghungur, 38, two of them brothers.
Police said both were involved in underground activities.
Separate cases were filed against the three.
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