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5 muggers arrested in Rajshahi

3 April 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

RU Correspondent

Police arrested five muggers in the city's Kalabagan area early yesterday. The arrestees are Mezba Uddin, 33, Mokid Hossain, 32, Chanchal, 28, Jony, 25, and Manik, 30. Police also recovered three sharp weapons, five mobile phone sets and Tk 2,500 from their possession. Acting on a tip-off, police raided the area at around 4:00am and arrested the muggers. The same gang snatched Tk 25, 000 and a cellphone from a silk factory manager on his arrival in the area from Dhaka early Wednesday “Drive will continue in other parts of the city to nab the criminals,” said police official.