Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday arrested four alleged criminals from the Gopinathpur area under Sadar upazila of Gopalganj district on charges of attacking army patrol teams, according to an RAB-6 press release.
The arrested are Md Kazi Rafiqul Islam, 53, Gulish Sharif, 54, Sharif Aminul Haque alias Lachhu Sharif, 55, and Md Mostafizur Rahman alias Mostak Molla, 48.
According to the case statement, the incident occurred at the Gopinathpur Bus Stand area on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway on August 10, criminals equipped with locally-made weapons blocked the highway and swooped on army patrol cars while they were on duty.
Criminals obstructed government duty, vandalized and arson them leaving 10 army men injured, the press release added.
The arrested confessed their involvement during interrogation, said the press
release, adding that drives will continue to nab other criminals.
