Police have arrested a 38-year-old man and recovered a single-shot firearm during a special operation in Matlab Uttar upazila of Chandpur on Wednesday.
The suspect, identified as Farhad Hossain, was arrested around noon in the Char Westar area of Ward No. 5 under Mohanpur union, according to the media cell of the Chandpur Superintendent of Police’s office.
Farhad is the son of the late Abdul Quddus Chhaiyal of Chhaiyal Bari in the same area.
The police media cell said the operation was conducted under the overall direction of Chandpur Superintendent of Police Md Mizanur Rahman and led by Matlab Circle Assistant Superintendent of Police Jabir Husnain Sanib.
Acting on a tip-off, a team from Matlab Uttar Police Station conducted the raid under the supervision of Officer-in-Charge Manas Barua.
During the operation, police arrested Farhad and recovered a single-shot firearm, commonly known as a one-shooter gun, from his possession. The weapon was subsequently seized.
Matlab Uttar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Manas Barua said legal proceedings against the arrested man were under way.
Police were also investigating the circumstances surrounding the recovery of the firearm, he added.
