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A total of 1,293 people have been detained in three phases of continuous police drives against teen gangs and miscreants in the district.
Of them, 415 were detained in the latest drive, conducted jointly by the district police and the Detective Branch (DB) of police in the district’s 18 thanas from Sunday evening to early Monday.
Md Lutfor Rahman, additional superintendent of police of Cumilla district police, gave this information to BSS.
According to police sources, 624 people were detained in the first phase of the drive on the night of 23 September and 254 in the second phase on Saturday night. Including the latest 415, the number of detainees in three phases stands at 1,293.
Of the 624 detained in the first phase, 451 were released into the custody of their families on bonds. Legal action has been taken against the remaining 173 on various charges. Of the 254 detained in the second phase, 146 teenagers were handed over to the custody of their families on bonds. Action has been taken against the other 108 on various charges, including teen gang-related offences, drug dealing and consumption, regular cases, mobile courts, involvement with banned organisations and arrest warrants.
Police said that after scrutiny of those detained in the latest drive, necessary legal action will be taken against those involved in crimes.
Additional Superintendent of Police Md Lutfor Rahman told BSS, ‘Drives have been conducted at various places where teen gangs are active, at teenagers’ hangout spots and in crime-prone areas. As a result of the continuous drives over the past few days, relief has returned among the people of Cumilla on the one hand, and the crime trend is also declining on the other. The superintendent of police said, we want to keep up the continuity of this drive to control juvenile crime.’
He said it is being scrutinised who among the detainees are involved in crimes. Necessary legal action will be taken after the scrutiny. Such drives are being conducted regularly so that adolescents do not get involved in criminal activities.
Police said that, alongside identifying those involved in teen gangs, drugs and other crimes and taking legal action, such drives will be conducted continuously to prevent teenagers from getting involved in crime.
