Three ex-Army personnel among eight held in Dhanmondi robbery

Police have arrested eight people, including three retired Army personnel, over the robbery of Tk38 lakh in the capital’s Dhanmondi area.
A locally made revolver with four rounds of ammunition and Tk5.75 lakh of the stolen money were recovered from the arrestees, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Joint Commissioner (Crime) Faruk Hossain at a press briefing on Sunday. 
Accoding to police, the robbery took place on 30 August in front of Dingi Restaurant on Road No 12/A. A gang of eight to ten people allegedly held businessman Khorshed Alam at gunpoint, assaulted him and fled with the money. 
The arrestees were Tanvir Abedin alias Jui, Md Mujibur Rahman, Md Zakir Hossain alias Captain Zakir, Md Solaiman Mridha, Mohammad Kabir Hossain, Abul Kalam Azad, Md Zakaria Hossain alias Lenin and Sajal Chowdhury. 
Among the army arrestees were former army Sergeant Mujibur Rahman, Honorary Captain Zakir Hossain and Senior Warrant Officer Solaiman Mridha. 
Two cases were filed with Dhanmondi Model police station under Sections 395 and 397 of the Penal Code and Section 19(A) of the Arms Act against the arrestees.