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Six ARSA members arrested in Cox’s Bazar

UNB . Cox's Bazar
25 Feb 2023 08:52:25 | Update: 25 Feb 2023 09:45:24
Six ARSA members arrested in Cox’s Bazar
— Representational Photo

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested six suspected members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) from Moynarghona Rohingya camp in Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar.

The arrestees are — Mohammad Arab, 24, Mohammad Nuru, 31, Mohammad Yunus, 33, Mohammad Harun, 28, Hamid Hossain, 22, and Hafizul Amin, 25.

Md Abu Salam Chowdhury, senior assistant director (legal and media) of RAB-15, said a team of the battalion conducted a drive and apprehend them, being tipped off that some ARSA members, equipped with weapons, took position near Rohingya Abul Foyez stall of Moynarghona Rohingya camp.

A locally made one-shooter gun and three bullets were recovered during the drive, he said.

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