Ansar members have detained a mugger, identified as Zakir Hossain, whilst he was attempting to snatch a female passenger’s bag at Motijheel Metro Rail Station in Dhaka. A sharp knife was seized from the detained suspect at the time.
Md Najmus Sakib, assistant director and public relations officer of Ansar and Village Defence Party, disclosed the information on Monday.
He said Zakir Hossain was pulling at a female passenger’s bag near Entry-A gate area of Motijheel Metro Rail Station.
As Zakir was intimidating the woman in front of the lift, the incident came to the attention of Md Rakibul Islam, an Ansar member on patrol at the station.
Rakibul Islam immediately conducted an operation at the scene alongside APC Roknuzzaman and Ansar member Shaheen Mia. Zakir Hossain was caught red-handed owing to their prompt intervention. A search of his person subsequently yielded a large sharp knife.
Following the detention, the matter was reported to the controller of Motijheel Metro Rail Station. Later, in the presence of the station controller, detained Zakir Hossain, together with a seized knife, was handed over to the MRT Police.
