Police have arrested a suspected robber and recovered a single-barrelled gun during an operation in a hilly area of Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar.
The operation was conducted on Sunday night in the Kambaniya hilly area of Kharangkhali under Hwaykyang union.
The arrestee Md Karim, is a resident of Kharangkhali Maheshkhaliapara in Hnila union of Teknaf Upazila. Police said he was affiliated with a robbery gang.
According to police, locals had caught a suspected robber in the area. After receiving the information, a team from the Hwaykyang Police Outpost went to the scene and took Karim into custody.
During interrogation, police obtained information from Karim and later recovered the gun from the hilly jungle.
Mohammad Saiful Islam, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station, said regular drives were under way to prevent criminal activities in hilly areas.
Inspector Hafiz, In-Charge of the Hwaykyang Police Outpost, said police had taken legal action against Karim and sent him to court on Monday noon.
Police said they would continue operations to maintain law and order.
