Four Arrested with Foreign Pistol and Ammunition over Shooting of Schoolboy in Cumilla City
A.K. Palash, Cumilla Correspondent
Police have arrested four individuals, including the prime suspect, along with a foreign-made pistol and ammunition in connection with the shooting of schoolboy Ethan Ahmed in the Katabil area of Cumilla city.
According to police, a special operation was launched immediately after the incident. The main accused was first arrested with a foreign-made pistol and six rounds of ammunition. Subsequently, three more suspects were apprehended in follow-up operations.
Police, however, said that operations are still underway to arrest other individuals involved in the incident and recover additional illegal firearms.
The information was disclosed by Kotwali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Touhidul Anwar at a press briefing held at the premises of Kotwali Model Police Station on Monday (June 29).
The OC said that immediately after the shooting, members of the District Detective Branch (DB) and Kotwali Model Police Station launched a special drive to apprehend the culprits. As part of the operation, within just 12 hours of the incident, police arrested the prime suspect, Jamshed Hossain Srabon (22), son of Jamal Hossain of Katabil area under Kotwali Police Station, along with a foreign-made pistol and six rounds of ammunition.
In subsequent operations, police arrested three more suspects allegedly involved in the incident. They were identified as Asif (26), son of the late Shahjahan Mia; Ashik (35), son of the late Mohammad Sultan; and Imon (19), son of Mohammad Iqbal. All four accused are residents of areas under Kotwali Police Station in Cumilla.
OC Touhidul Anwar said, “No criminal involved in activities that threaten public safety or in drug and arms-related crimes will be spared on the soil of Cumilla. Those responsible for shooting schoolboy Ethan have been brought under the law within the shortest possible time. The district police will continue its strict stance and special operations against illegal weapons and narcotics.”
Police further said that drives are continuing in different parts of the district to arrest other suspects involved in the incident and to recover illegal firearms.
