299 detained in Cumilla in one night’s drive, 140 freed on bond
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Police detained 299 people in a single night in a crackdown on drug dealers, teen gangs and muggers in Cumilla.
Members of police and Detective Branch (DB) police from the district’s 18 police stations carried out the drive simultaneously from Wednesday evening until midnight.
Police said the drive was conducted in areas of Cumilla city and various police station areas of the district where nuisance by teenage hooligans, drug dealing and mugging are rife. Senior police officials also took part directly.
After verifying their involvement in crime, legal action is being taken against 159 of those detained. The remaining 140 were released into the custody of their guardians on bond.
According to police figures, a total of 6,857 people have been detained in the drive, which began on 23 September, up to 4 November. Of them, legal action has been taken against 2,893, while 3,964 have been handed over to their guardians on bond.
Cumilla Superintendent of Police Md Anisuzzaman said the drive is being carried out regularly. The initiative was taken so that young teenagers do not get involved in crime.
Background
According to a bdnews24.com report of 5 October, the anti-teen gang drive began in the district on 23 September after the murder of a class seven student, the son of a Cumilla University teacher.
By the numbers
Dhaka Times reported on 27 September that 624 people were detained at the district’s 18 police stations on the first night of the drive; 451 of them were handed over to their guardians on bond.
According to a bdnews24.com report of 4 October, a total of 2,035 people had been detained in five phases of the drive up to that point.
District angle
bdnews24.com reported on 5 October that five ‘ringleaders’ of three gangs were arrested in the Kotwali, Chauddagram and Manoharganj police station areas during the drive. Police’s preliminary investigation found allegations of extortion, fighting and spreading terror against them.
Sources
Background sources: bdnews24.com, 5 October 2026; Dhaka Times, 27 September 2026; bdnews24.com, 4 October 2026
