Joint forces detained 57 people from different upazilas of the district on Saturday night in a pre-election
joint drive to arrest criminals.
The drives were conducted at Sitakund, Satkania and Lohagara upazilas of the district.
Among the arrested, 26 were from Satkaniaupazila, 15 from Lohagaraupazila and 16 were arrested from
Sitakundaupazila, police sources said.
Police recovered huge quantity of gun powder and sharp weapons from the arrested persons in
Satkaniaupazila, said KhaledHossain, officer-in-charge of Satkania Police Station.
There were many allegations, including that of sabotage, against the arrestees and they were wanted in
several cases, the sources added. –BSS, Chittagong
