COX'S BAZAR, Feb 4: Members of the army-led joint forces arrested Zahid Hossain Lalu, 40, a commander of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), from Ukhia in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday morning.
A foreign-made pistol and two rounds of ammunition were recovered from his possession.
The joint team arrested him during a raid at Kutupalong Rohingya Camp No. 1 following intelligence information about his presence in the area.
According to the army, Lalu attempted to flee when the joint forces surrounded the house, but was chased and apprehended.
The information was disclosed at a press conference held at the Ukhia Army Camp adjacent to Ukhia Degree College on Wednesday afternoon. Lt Colonel Simon Sikder, commander of the Ukhia Army Camp, briefed journalists on the operation.
Lt Col Sikder said the raid was conducted around 7:00 am, leading to the successful arrest of Lalu along with the seizure of the firearm and ammunition.
The arrested individual is a resident of Kutupalong Camp No. 1 in Ukhia upazila. Law enforcement and intelligence sources said Zahid Hossain Lalu had long served as a close associate and bodyguard of ARSA chief Hafez Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi.
