Ukhiya, Oct 13 (V7N) – The 14th Armed Police Battalion (APBn) has detained two Rohingya men during a raid at a refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, recovering two locally made single-shot guns, four rounds of ammunition and two shotgun cartridges.
The operation was conducted at Block C-5 of Rohingya Camp No. 2 (West) between 3am and 4:30am on Monday, October 12.
The detainees were identified as Mohammad Faisal, 21, and his elder brother, Robiul Alam, 23, both residents of the block. According to APBn, Faisal is known as a zimma-dar (person responsible for a group) of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
Additional Deputy Inspector General Mohammad Siraj Amin, commander of the 14th APBn, confirmed the operation.
He said that acting on a tip-off, APBn personnel raided the brothers’ residence and recovered the firearms and ammunition. The two men were subsequently detained and taken to the police camp.
Siraj Amin said legal proceedings against the detainees were underway.
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