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Two detained in Sylhet with Indian blankets worth 9.80 lakh

Thursday, 5 November 2026, 12:50

Two detained in Sylhet with Indian blankets worth 9.80 lakh

Sylhet Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) has detained two people along with 245 Indian blankets and a covered van. The operation was conducted around 12 pm on Tuesday (November 3) at Sreerampur bypass point under Moglabazar police station. The city police media branch confirmed the matter on Wednesday (November 4) evening.

The detainees are Chokir Mia (35), son of Abdur Rashid, and Md. Arif Hossain (25), son of Zahur Ali, both from Ranigaon area under Chunarughat police station in Habiganj. During the search, 245 Indian blankets packed in 25 white plastic sacks were recovered from the covered van, with an estimated value of 9 lakh 80 thousand taka.

Sylhet Metropolitan Police Media Officer Md. Afzal Hossain stated that a case has been filed at Moglabazar police station in this regard, and the detainees have been produced before the court.

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