Five arrested over attack on SRB members in Chattogram

Five people have been arrested over an attack on members of the Special Response Battalion (SRB) in Chandanaish, Chattogram.

Two locally made weapons were also recovered during operations by SRB-7 and Chattogram district police, according to a press release issued this morning (26 October).

However, the SRB did not provide any information on the arrest of Md Alamgir, whose reported presence in the area had prompted an operation.

Alamgir is a fugitive named in more than 20 cases and subject to arrest warrants issued by different police stations in Chattogram.

SRB-7 said a team conducted an operation at Ghatkul Para in Kanaimadari village of Borkal Union in Chandanaish upazila at around 3:30pm on Saturday (24 October).

According to the release, Alamgir sensed the presence of SRB members and called out to gather 40 to 50 people, who then attacked the team with locally made weapons.

SRB members fired several blank rounds to protect themselves and their government-issued weapons and ammunition. Four to five SRB members were injured in the attack, the release said.

Mehedi Hasan Sifat, 23, Jahangir Alam, 28, and Azizur Rahman Sabuj, 21, were arrested at the scene.

Later, at 1:20am yesterday, SRB-7 and Chattogram police conducted a joint operation in the North Kanaimadari area of Chandanaish and arrested Manzur Islam, 39, and Md Nawab Sharif, also known as Nawab Mia, 34.

Two locally made weapons were recovered during the operation.

The five arrested men and the recovered weapons were handed over to Chandanaish Police Station for further legal action, the press release said.

The release did not say whether Alamgir had been arrested.