Five Members of Inter-District Robbery Gang Arrested by Kulaura Police; Car and Weapons Seized
Moulvibazar: Police in Kulaura, Moulvibazar, have arrested five members of an alleged inter-district robbery gang in separate operations and recovered a private car and several locally made weapons reportedly used in robberies.
According to police, the arrested individuals have multiple cases of theft, robbery, and dacoity filed against them at different police stations.
On 3 July 2026, at around 2:35 am, an operational team of Kulaura Police Station conducted a raid on Mangaon Trimohani Road in Sharifpur Union No. 11 and arrested four suspected gang members while they were allegedly preparing to commit a robbery.
The arrested were identified as:
- Md. Kausar Mia (32), son of Abdur Rahman of Purba Sayarpur village, Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila;
- Jasim Mia (35), son of the late Nur Mia of Berirchak village, Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila;
- Md. Salauddin (29), son of the late Ismail Ali of Paschim Bilerpar village in Hajipur area of Kulaura Upazila; and
- Rezaul Islam Mamun (28), son of Asuk Ali of Satijirgram village in the Shamshernagar area of Kamalganj Upazila.
Police recovered a Toyota Corolla private car (Registration No. Dhaka Metro-G-13-4598), a yellow plastic-handled cutter, a Swiss gear knife, an iron ramda, and an iron dagger from the suspects. The recovered items were seized and listed as evidence.
Police records show that Md. Kausar Mia has 11 cases, Jasim Mia has 12 cases, and Md. Salauddin has 9 cases related to theft, robbery, and dacoity.
In a separate operation, a joint team from Kulaura Police Station and the District Detective Branch (DB) conducted a raid based on secret information at around 11:30 pm on 2 July 2026 in the Hospital Road area under Moulvibazar Sadar Police Station and arrested Delwar Hossain alias Ahad Mia (46), son of the late Mostafa Mia of Kadamhata village in Rajnagar Upazila.
Police said Delwar Hossain alias Ahad Mia has 14 cases of theft, robbery, and dacoity filed against him at different police stations.
All the arrested individuals have been produced before the appropriate court. Police said special operations are continuing across Moulvibazar district under the direction of the Superintendent of Police to suppress crime and maintain law and order.
