Half a million arrests in 10 months Dhaka, Nov 8 (bdnews24.com) – Police and Rapid Action Battalion made 500,787 arrests around the country over the last 10 months, a report of police headquarters said Sunday. The report, handed to the home ministry, says law enforcers had arrest warrants for 338,619 persons, among which 5,053 were convicted criminals. They arrested 158,942 others without warrants. Another 394 'self-declared criminals' voluntarily turned themselves in to authorities. Among the total arrests, the highest number, 109,495, were picked up from the Dhaka range. Of the total arrests, 2,543 were made for possession of weapons. The law enforcers also netted 2,565 firearms, 14,087 bullets and 2,005 other weapons during these arrests. Some 1,107 cases were filed in connection with the weapons seizures, the report said. Off the total arrests, 254 persons were caught with 4,058 types of explosives, for which 118 cases were filed. |
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