Dhaka: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-9 and 2 have arrested the drug lord and armed group terrorist Bunia Sohel of the capital's Geneva Camp and his 14 associates.
They were arrested in joint operations in various places in Sylhet, Habiganj and Brahmanbaria on Thursday (October 31) and Friday (November 01).
The arrested are - Sohel alias Bunia Sohel (30), son of Abdus Salam of the Geneva Camp of the Mohammadpur Police Station area of DMP, Amir Hasan Hira (36), son of Sabbir Hossain of the same camp, Anwar Hossain (27), son of Selim Hossain (27), son of the deceased Muslim, Jamal Hossain (29), wife of Sohel Rana, Mosha. Shahinur (32), daughter of the deceased Elias of the Geneva Camp, Nuri Begum (30) and son Mithun (24), son of the deceased Lokman, Sahil (38), son of Nadim (24), Md. Nasim's son Md. Azim (37), Solaiman's daughter Banu Begum (50) and the late Akbar Ali's son Sabik Hasan (20), Nasim's son Amin (28), Iqbal (38), son of the late Idris Mia, and Md. Asif Mia (37), son of Paul Kasai, of Geneva Camp.
The matter was confirmed by Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)-9 Assistant Police Superintendent and Media Officer Md. Mashihur Rahman Sohel.
On Friday night, RAB-9 said that Sohel alias Bunia Sohel, the drug lord of the Geneva Camp in the capital's Mohammadpur, has introduced gang culture in the camp for a long time. For some time now, there has been a conflict between the two groups, 'Chua Selim' and 'Bunia Sohel', over drugs and dominance. After the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, they looted a lot of weapons and ammunition from Mohammadpur and Adabor police stations and took them to the camp. They have been involved in several clashes recently. They have used these weapons, and are seen practicing with them. They have also been seen firing with looted weapons. Five people have been killed in the gunfights in two months. More than a hundred people have been injured. There are 18 cases against Bunia Sohel in various police stations in Dhaka for murder, murder, rape and other crimes.
Based on these allegations, RAB-9 and RAB-2 launched an operation. On Thursday (October 31), at 3:30 pm, a joint operation was conducted in various areas including Dariyapara of Kotwali Police Station in Sylhet city and drug lord Sohel alias Bunia Sohel, who was hiding in Sylhet, was arrested. During this time, they arrested 5 more associates.
On the same day, at around 4 pm, a team from RAB-9's Shaistaganj Camp conducted an operation in the Saiham Future Complex area of Madhabpur Police Station in Habiganj district and arrested 7 more associates of Bunia Sohel.
Later, on the basis of this incident, a team of RAB-9 conducted a raid in the Sadar area of Brahmanbaria at around 5:30 pm on Friday (November 1) and was able to arrest 3 more people.
In this regard, RAB-9 Assistant Superintendent of Police (Media Officer) Md. Mashihur Rahman Sohel said that the arrested accused have been handed over to RAB-2 for transfer to the concerned police station. In addition, RAB's intelligence activities and ongoing raids will continue to arrest other criminals.