The army and ansar forces have recovered arms, ammunition, and other materials that were looted by miscreants during an attack on the Joypurhat police station.
The recovered weapons were handed over to the Joypurhat police station on Monday evening.
The information was confirmed through separate press releases by Lieutenant Colonel Zubair Shafique, Commanding Officer of the Joypurhat Army Camp, and District Commandant Mirza Sifat-e Khoda.
According to the press releases, on August 5, following the fall of the Awami League government, students and the public celebrated with victory parades. At that time, a group of criminals attacked the Joypurhat Sadar Police Station and stole weapons, ammunition, and various government property from the station.
Acting on a tip-off, army personnel recovered a Chinese rifle from the Hichmi Bazar area on Monday morning.
Meanwhile, the District Ansar Commandant's press release stated that Ansar members recovered several items including a tear gas grenade launcher, nine tear gas grenades, four rounds of short gun ammunition, a handcuff, four motorcycles, thirteen walkie-talkie batteries, three mobile phones, a camera, and a laptop. These items were also handed over to the police station on Monday evening.
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