LMG with loaded magazine recovered from Sabri River

Local correspondent

An abandoned light machine gun (LMG) was recovered from the Sabri River in Jaintapur Upazila of Sylhet. It was accompanied by a magazine and 25 rounds of ammunition.

The incident came to light when a local teenager noticed it, and upon receiving the news, the police went to the scene, recovered the weapon, and took it to the police station.

Police said an investigation is underway into the source of the weapon and whether it is linked to any criminal activity.

According to sources, the recovered weapon is a British LMG, commonly known as the Brain Gun. It uses .303 bullets (7.77X56 mm). It is made by a British arms manufacturer.

On Tuesday, October 21st, at around 3:30 pm, Tasim Hossain (16), the teenage son of local Nurul Islam, went to bathe in the Sabri River in the Baurbagh Moullifoud area of ​​Ward No. 7 of Jaintapur Union No. 2 of the upazila. Shortly after going down into the river, his foot felt something metallic and he picked it up from the water and saw that it was a weapon.

Tasim said, “I was scared and screamed. Later, people came and saw it and informed the police. The police of Jaintapur Model Police Station came and took the weapon away.”

The weapon was accompanied by a magazine and 25 rounds of ammunition. The weapon and ammunition are currently stored at the police station.

Jaintapur Police Station OC (ASI) Md. Rezaul Karim said, “The weapon is old and rusty. We will send it to the forensic department for analysis. We will investigate whether any illegal arms smuggling or any other incident is involved behind this. Thank you to the locals for their cooperation.”

Jaintapur Upazila, being a border area with India, is prone to illegal arms smuggling. There have been several similar incidents in Sylhet division in the past few months, where arms have been recovered from rivers or border areas.