DHAKA: Police, in overnight drives, arrested seven robbers along with weapons from Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka and Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) media centre issued a press release in this regard on Wednesday noon.

The arrestees are identified as Rubel, Golam Rabbi, Abbas Ali, Rinku, Mamunur Rashid, Suman and Hridoy.

Moreover, the law enforcers seized a pistol, two rounds of bullets, a cocktail, three mobile phone sets and recovered looted Tk 8,000 from the arrestees’ possession.

Paltan Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Golam Morshed told banglanews that they arrested seven persons over dacoity that took place at a business enterprise in city’s Paltan area on Sunday.

He also said Rabbi, Abbas, Rinku and Mamun were arrested from Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj and Rubel, Suman and Hridoy from Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka.

However, Rabbi, Abbas Ali and Rinku were produced before the court and they gave confessional statement about the robbery.

BDST: 1803 HRS, MAR 24, 2015