6 held with firearms in Madaripur

Joint forces have arrested six individuals with a large quantity of firearms from Madaripur Sadar Upazila on early Friday morning.

The arrested were identified as Kalam Matubbar, 53, Milon Sobboshochi, 54, Monu Matubbar, 50, Lucky Begum, 45, Parul Begum, 45 and Khadiza Akter, 23. All of them are residents of Ghunshi village in the upazila.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of joint forces, including Bangladesh Army and police, conducted a drive in several houses in the village and arrested them with illegal firearms.

Joint forces also recovered a pistol, an air gun, a magazine, a sawed-off rifle, 125 rounds of bullets, 5 mobile phones and a large quantity of locally-made weapons from their possessions.

Madaripur Army Camp Commander Major Kazi Faisal Faruk confirmed the incident through a press conference and said that the arrested has been handed over to Madaripur Sadar Model Police Station.

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