Law enforcers have arrested a total of 5,949 people so far while conducting “Operation Devil Hunt Phase‑2” across the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs revealed the information in a text message on Saturday.
In the last 24 hours, 19 firearms including three revolvers, five LGs, two pistols, five shotguns, one rifle, and two other guns were recovered.
In addition, 306 rounds of bullets, 102 cartridges, 24 locally made weapons, two magazines, three grenades, one mortar shell, 17 kg of gunpowder, 16.3 kg of firecrackers, 54 bullet casings, 10 bomb‑making materials, and various other components were seized during the operation.
The government recently decided to conduct “Operation Devil Hunt Phase‑2” with the aim of intensifying and accelerating the recovery of looted arms as well as suppressing criminals.
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury informed the media about the operation at the Secretariat on 13 December.
