Protector Turned Hijacker: Four Arrested at Airport

December 3, 2024 • National
Protector Turned Hijacker: Four Arrested at Airport
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DHAKA, Dec 3 — Four individuals, including two members of the military and a police officer, were arrested on Monday night for attempting to steal goods from a man at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

The incident took place around 8 p.m. near the airport’s canopy area, where the suspects tried to seize belongings from Mohammad Nazmul. Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBN) officers apprehended the thieves in a private car (Dhaka Metro G 17-7418) after the attempted theft.

The arrested suspects were identified as Sergeant Iqbal and Mohammad Maksud, both current members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and former army personnel; Police Constable Pusidar Hossain of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police; and Mohammad Asadul Haque, who identified himself as a businessman.

According to authorities, the suspects had been involved in a series of thefts around the airport and its vicinity, targeting passengers and their companions for valuable items. A case has been filed at the Airport Police Station.

The airport police confirmed the arrests and said an investigation is underway into the group’s criminal activities.

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