Pistols and Ammunition Stolen From Police Station on August 5 Recovered From Abandoned Building at Chittagong Commerce College

❐ Chittagong Bureau

Police have recovered a foreign pistol, magazine and live ammunition that were looted from the police station on August 5, 2024, from an abandoned educational building next to Chittagong Government Commerce College.

They were recovered from a black shopping bag in a room on the second floor of the building on Sunday.

According to police sources, based on a tip-off, a team from Doublemooring police station raided an abandoned educational building adjacent to Agrabad Government Commerce College. During the search, a black shopping bag was found on the second floor. The bag was opened and a Taurus brand pistol, two extra empty magazines and 8 rounds of live ammunition were seized.

Arif Faisal, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Double Mooring Model Police Station, said the recovered pistol was one of the weapons looted from the armory of Double Mooring Police Station on August 5, 2024.

However, no specific information has been received yet about who hid the weapon in the abandoned building and who was involved in it. The process of taking necessary legal action in this incident is underway.