A team of Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) has arrested 5 gamblers along with cash and cards in a raid in Rajshahi metropolis.
They were arrested on Thursday (January 21) at around 2am while gambling at Bhutto’s litchi garden in Berpara village of Damkura police station.
The arrested are: Md. Alimul Bashar (38), Md. Israfil Yusuf (35), Md. Momin (29), Md. Muttakin (24) and Md. Roni Islam (28).
This information has been confirmed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolitan Detective Police Md. Arefin Jewel.
He said five gamblers were arrested while gambling from Bhutto’s litchi garden in Berpara village of Damkura police station on Thursday night. At that time cards and cash were recovered from them.
The operation was led by Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DB) Mohammad Abdullah Al Masud, Inspector General of Police Mohammad Moshiar Rahman, SI ASM Saiduzzaman and allied forces under the overall supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police Mohammad Arefin Jewel.
Legal action has been taken against those arrested. He said they were handed over to the court at 11:30 am on Friday.