
RAJSHAHI, April 3, 2026 (BSS) - Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have
reported the arrest of the mastermind of an inter-district robbery gang from
Tanore upazila in Rajshahi district.
The individual has been identified as Jasim Uddin Jewel, 33, a resident of
Kusharghop village in Sonatala upazila in Bogura.
On Friday around 8 am, a team from RAB-5 Mollapara camp in Rajshahi conducted
a raid at the house of Iyar Uddin in Kochua Namapara village under Tanore and
arrested him.
During the operation, a pickup truck used in robberies, home-made weapons,
various robbery tools, and mobile phones were seized.
Later, a press release from RAB-5 stated that a team from RAB-12 had
conducted an operation in the Mokamtala area under Shibganj upazila of Bogura
district, arresting four individuals.
Subsequently, a raid in Rajshahi led to the arrest of the gang's mastermind.
RAB reported that the five arrested individuals had long been carrying out
robberies across various districts and metropolitan areas of Rajshahi
Division using sharp home-made weapons and knives.
Jewel, the mastermind, is a notorious robber with multiple cases filed
against him in police stations across Bogura, Chapainawabganj, Dinajpur, and
Rajshahi districts.
RAB also stated that Jewel has been arrested in a robbery case under Shibganj
Police Station in Chapainawabganj district.