5 ARSA members arrested in Cox’s Bazar

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested five suspected members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), including a commander of the organisation, from various Rohingya camps in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar.

The suspects are ARSA commander Dr Rafiq, 54, its members-Mohammad Rafiq, 20, Nurul Amin, 34, Mohammad Rafiq, 21, and Khairul Amin, 32, residents of Ukhiya Rohingya camps.

Tipped off, a joint team of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and RAB conducted drives in various Rohingya camps in Ukhiya in the early hours of Sunday, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abu Salam Chowdhury, senior assistant director (media) of Rab-15.

There are several cases against the suspects on different charges including murder, drugs and police assault. They were handed over to Ukhiya Police Station, said the officer.