Driver arrested in Bhola with stolen gold and cash from Dhaka

A man named Abdul Ali has been arrested by Bhola district police along with a huge amount of gold ornaments and cash stolen from the Mohammadpur area of Dhaka. He was detained on Friday afternoon from Noor Jewellers on Bhola Sadar Road. The arrested Abdul Ali is a resident of Tongibari area in Munshiganj and worked as a driver at the house from where the valuables were stolen. This information was confirmed in a press conference held at the Bhola Superintendent of Police office on Saturday afternoon.

According to police sources, the district detective branch received information on Friday afternoon that a person had come to Noor Jewellers on Bhola Sadar Road to sell a large quantity of gold ornaments. Based on this information, a team of DB quickly conducted a drive at the shop. During the search of the bag belonging to the suspect Abdul Ali, law enforcement recovered various gold ornaments and cash. The recovered items include 9 bhori 15 ana 1 rati of gold ornaments and 5 lakh taka in cash.

Through primary interrogation and analysis of mobile phone data, police learned that the valuables were stolen from the house of Samma Taslima in the Lalmatia area under Mohammadpur Police Station in Dhaka. Accused Abdul Ali worked as a driver at that house and had taken leave citing illness. After stealing from the house, he brought the items to Bhola for the purpose of selling them. Police stated that the process of filing a case at Mohammadpur Police Station by the victim family is underway in this incident.

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