The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday said they arrested 25 members, including the mastermind, of an "organised mugging gang" during separate raids in different areas of Dhaka on Thursday night.
Several teams of RAB-3 conducted drives at different spots in the capital's Motijheel, Shahbagh, Sabujbagh, Mugda, Wari, Khilgaon, and Shahjahanpur and apprehended the muggers.
Sharp weapons, cash, and mobile phones were seized from the arrestees during the drives, the battalion said.
"During interrogation, the arrestees said they lurk in the alleys of the city and mug pedestrians, rickshaw and autorickshaw passengers, brandishing arms and sharp weapons," said Bina Rani Das, operations officer of RAB-3.
Legal action was taken against the arrestees, she said.
The RAB-3 arrested more than 200 muggers in 58 drives conducted in the last six months, Bina added.
