Robbery led by retired army officer at Mirpur DOHS, 5 arrested

Staff Correspondent

Five people were arrested by local people in the Mirpur DOHS area after they entered a flat and looted goods by posing as law enforcement officers. All of them are former army personnel, a military source said.

The incident took place at 3:15 pm on Saturday. A group entered the fifth-floor residence of Borhan, a tenant at DOHS House No. 807, Road No. 11, Avenue No. 7 (plot owner Major Retired Saber Ali). They introduced themselves as members of the law enforcement agencies.

The group included BA-6287 Lieutenant Retired Iftekhar, who had passed out of the 44th Long Course in 2007 through the medical board, Corporal Retired Mukul and three others. They tried to steal various valuables in bags without finding the owner of the house.

At that time, their informant source Harunur Rashid found the incident suspicious. He followed their car on a motorcycle and warned the public by shouting “robbers are coming”. As a result, the private car got stuck near the NDC checkpost due to another vehicle. With the help of the public present there, five people were arrested.

During initial interrogation, Corporal Mukul said that he met Harunur Rashid at a tea shop in Mirpur No. 10. Harun said that a person had illegal weapons. Based on that information, they went on a raid.

Lieutenant Iftekhar is an active member of an organization called ‘Justice for Comrades’ run by retired Brigadier General Hasan Nasir. He is also close to Brigadier Hasan Nasir, the source said. Corporal Mukul is a member of a controversial army group called ‘Sahojoddha’.

Five mobile phones, diamond jewelry, gold ornaments, laptops, three watches, cosmetics, Yaba tablets, headphones, passports and various documents were seized from them.

The detainees were later handed over to Pallabi Police Station.