252 more detained in Cumilla, total 2,598 in drive against teen gangs
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The total number of people detained in several days of drives in Cumilla has risen to 2,598. In the district police’s special drive to curb teen gangs and juvenile crime, another 252 people have most recently been detained.
The drive was conducted simultaneously in the district’s 18 police stations from Thursday evening until dawn today, Friday.
Md Lutfor Rahman, additional superintendent of police (finance and administration) of Cumilla district police, confirmed the drive on Friday morning.
Police sources said that under the direction of Superintendent of Police Md Anisuzzaman, the drive was jointly conducted by various units of the district police and the Detective Branch (DB).
The drive was carried out in areas where teen gangs are active and in crime-prone spots; senior police officers also took part in it.
Additional Superintendent of Police Md Lutfor Rahman said the involvement in crime of those detained in the latest drive is being verified. Once verification is complete, necessary legal action will be taken against the individuals concerned.
He further said the district police’s drive is continuing with the aim of ensuring that adolescents do not get involved in criminal activities and that juvenile crime stays under control. Attention is also being paid so that no innocent person falls victim to harassment in the name of the drive.
According to police information, a large number of people were detained in the drives of the previous several days; among them are nine alleged ringleaders of various teen gangs including ‘Ra’, ‘Crime Setup’, ‘Smash Squad’, ‘Gang-1207’ and ‘Cha-Dha 10’.
According to district police information, 1,713 of the detainees have been released into the custody of their guardians on signing undertakings. And legal action has been taken against 633 people on various charges.
The district police have said such drives will continue in order to stop the activities of teen gangs, control the tendency to crime and keep young people away from crime.
