RAB arrests 3 fugitive criminals in separate drives

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three fugitives wanted in separate murder, gang rape and drug cases during overnight drives in Chattogram, Feni and Netrokona districts.

Senior Assistant Director of RAB-7 ARM Mozzaffar Hossain confirmed the arrests today.

Acting on a tip-off, a RAB-7 team raided Kajirhat Bazar under Bhujpur thana and detained Obaidul Haque, 32, who had been on the run in multiple drug-related cases.

In a separate drive, RAB-7 in coordination with RAB-14 arrested Md. Hridoy alias Tabiz, 27, the prime suspect in gang rape cases, from the Satpai area of Netrokona thana.

Meanwhile, Nurul Afser, 40, wanted in a murder case, was picked up from Daulatpur union of Fazilpur area along the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway.

The detainees were later handed over to the respective police stations for legal proceedings, RAB said.