A Rohingya man has been arrested with a locally made one-shooter gun during a raid at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar.
Mohammad Salam, 31, was arrested by members of the 8 Armed Police Battalion (APBN), which is responsible for maintaining law and order in the camps.
He was arrested around 11:00pm on Tuesday during a raid at Shafiullah Kata Rohingya Camp-16 in Palongkhali Union of Ukhiya upazila.
Confirming the matter on Wednesday morning, Mohammad Riaz Uddin Ahmed, acting commander of the 8 APBN, said the raid was conducted based on a tip-off.
He said a team of law enforcement personnel searched the house of Sajeda Begum, wife of Mohammad Salam, at Block A-6 of Camp-16, where they arrested Salam with the firearm.
Salam is a resident of Block H-7 at Jamtoli Rohingya Camp-15 in Palongkhali, Ukhiya.
“Regular operations are being conducted against illegal firearms and criminals to ensure security in the camps,” Riaz Uddin Ahmed said.
The APBN official added that a case has been filed against the arrested person under relevant sections of law, and he was handed over to Ukhiya Police Station along with the firearm.
