Special Response Battalion-11 (SRB-11) has arrested a man in connection with the robbery of a pickup truck carrying hilsa fish worth nearly Tk9.5 lakh in Muradnagar, Cumilla.
The arrestee Idris Mia, 27, who faces 19 robbery cases in various police stations across the country, was arrested around 11pm on Tuesday from Shonir Akhra, Dhaka.
A joint operational team comprising Crime Prevention Company-2 (CPC-2), Cumilla, Jatrabari of SRB-10 conducted the drive.
The details were disclosed in a press release issued on Wednesday signed by Major Sadman Ibne Alam, company commander of SRB-11, CPC-2.
According to the release, the robbery took place on 2 September night on Muradnagar-Ramchandrapur road in Niamatpur area under Muradnagar upazila, Cumilla.
Bellal Hossain, a fish trader from Lakshmipur Sadar area, had purchased hilsa fish from Chattogram Fisheryghat and was transporting it by pickup truck to supply to various markets in Cumilla.
Around 12:30am, an armed gang of 10 to 12 robbers intercepted their vehicle using a pickup truck.
Threatening them with local weapons, the robbers assaulted the fish trader, the driver, and his assistant.
The robbers then tied their hands, feet, and mouths, dumped them by the roadside, and looted the pickup truck loaded with hilsa fish valued around Tk9,50,000, along with Tk71,000 in cash from the trader, before fleeing.
Locals later rescued the victims. Following the incident, fish trader Bellal filed a case with Muradnagar Police Station.
The arrestee is a resident of Begumganj upazila in Noakhali. It was initially learned that he targeted returning expatriates and businessmen for robberies in various locations.
