Four arrested in Cumilla after video of armed mugging goes viral
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Police have arrested four people in drives in Cumilla city after a video of a mugging on a road at weapon-point spread on social media. They were detained from the Tomchom Bridge area of the city late on Tuesday night (3 November). A machete was recovered from them at the time.
Cumilla Additional Superintendent of Police Md Lutfar Rahman confirmed the arrests at noon today (Wednesday). In the afternoon, the four were sent to Cumilla Central Jail through a court.
The arrestees are Zahid Hasan (19), son of Shahjalal of the Majhigachha (Faruqi House) area of Ward 7 of Cumilla city; Masum Billal (21), son of Sohag Mia of the Kaptan Bazar (Goyambagicha) area of Ward 8; Md Zahid (22), son of Mahalam of the Nandir Bazar area of Adarsha Sadar upazila; and Jibon alias Sagar (22), son of the late Jasim of the Eliotganj area of Muradnagar upazila.
Police said the mugging took place late on the night of 26 October on the road behind the higher secondary section of Cumilla Victoria Government College. The criminals carried out the mugging openly, threatening the victim with weapons. When the video of the incident spread on social media, it came to the attention of Cumilla Superintendent of Police Md Anisuzzaman. He directed the in-charge of Kandirpar police outpost to quickly identify and arrest those involved.
Additional Superintendent of Police Md Lutfar Rahman said that, on the superintendent’s instructions, a drive was conducted late on Tuesday night in the area adjacent to Ibn Sina D-Lab at Tomchom Bridge in the city. Four people, including Zahid Hasan and Jibon, who were involved in the viral mugging, were arrested there, and a machete was seized.
He also said a case was filed against the arrestees at Cumilla Kotwali Model Police Station this morning over the incident. In the afternoon, they were sent to Cumilla Central Jail through a court.
Sources
Original report: Ajker Patrika
