The chief of the Detective Branch of DMP Rezaul Karim Mallick today spoke at a press briefing. Photo: DMP

 
DHAKA, Jan 14, 2025 (BSS) – The chief of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Rezaul Karim Mallick today said criminals including extortionists and robbers would be exposed to justice to maintain peace in the society. 
   
“Anyone who is an extortionist, a robber, a drug dealer or does any illegal activity will definitely be brought to book. We have been working to provide the people with a stable and comfortable law and order situation,” he said.
 
He made the remarks at a press briefing on the arrest of robbers, identified extortionists and drug dealers and recovery of illegal weapons at the DMP Media Center here today.
 
Mentioning that taking advantage of the current situation, identified terrorists, extortionists and robbers are becoming active, Mallick said the DB continues to take a tough stance against illegal hoarders, identified terrorists, extortionists, robbers and drug dealers. 
 
“We are determined to bring the criminals under the law with our utmost efforts to restore peace among the people,” he said.
 
Mallick said they will try to maintain peace and order in Dhaka Metropolitan City as well as throughout Bangladesh. 
 
He personally feels that he is not afraid of anyone's red eyes when arresting an accused.
 
The DB chief said that their activities have been strengthened across the country in recent times. 
 
As a result, the DB has arrested 27 criminals by conducting raids in different places in Dhaka city in the last 24 hours, he said. 
 
The DB today arrested two people named Md. Nasir Uddin and Md. Imran Hossain from a secret hideout in Khilgaon along with a 7.62 mm Chinese pistol, a  magazine, six round of bullet of 9 mm pistol, nine round of bullet of 7.62 mm Chinese rifle and six ramda (sharp local weapons), he said. 
 
Members of the DB today also detained six extortionists including notorious extortionist Shakil, Md. Babu of Jatrabari area and identified extortionist Md. Ratul Islam of Hazaribagh area. 
 
“All of them are professionally identified extortionists,” he said. 
 
Apart from them, DB personnel also arrested five people with 24 mobile phones from Mirpur area, two from Lalbagh, two from Motijheel and one from Uttara alongside nabbing two drug dealers with 90 kg of ganja and a covered van in a raid conducted in Rayerbagh area of Jatrabari police station, he said. 
 
Mallick said that two cyber fraudsters named Rafi Sarkar and Masud Rana were arrested from Gaibandha and Natore districts last night in the case of cybercrime.
 
DMP Joint Police Commissioner (Detective-North) Mohammad Rabiul Hossain Bhuiyan, Joint Police Commissioner (Cyber Security and Support Center-South) Syed Harun Or Rashid, along with the concerned Deputy Police Commissioners and journalists from various electronic and print media were present at the press briefing.