Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
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Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
The Daily Post

Five ARA members held

Ukhia Correspondent

Five ARA members held

 

The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained five active members of the Arakan Rohingya Army (ARA), an armed organisation in Rakhine, with local and foreign weapons at Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar on yesterday.

The detained Mohammad Jubair, 22, the commander of the ARA, Dil Mohammad, 35, Mohammad Khalil, 34, Mohammad Idris, 28, and Mohammadullah, 25. APBn-14 Commander Additional Deputy Inspector General (ADIG) Mohammad Iqbal said a team, led by Additional Superintendent of Police Ahidur Rahman, conducted the operation in the D-9 block of the Rohingya camp in the morning and detained them with five foreign pistols, two local guns, and 18 rounds of bullets.

ADIG Iqbal said that the detainees are active members of an armed terrorist organization of the Rohingyas. Each of them is accused of involvement in various crimes. The procedure to file a case with Ukhiya police station is under process.

 

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