DHAKA, Jan 30, 2026 (BSS) - Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 35 people across the capital in the last 24 hours as part of Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2, aimed at curbing crime in high-risk areas.

Deputy Police Commissioner, Media and Public Relations Division, DMP, Muhammad Talebur Rahman confirmed the arrests. 

The arrests were made on Thursday through day-long operations conducted by multiple police stations. 

Shahbagh Police Station recorded the highest number of arrests with 14 individuals, followed by Khilgaon and Jatrabari police stations with four arrests each.

Other arrests include three from Hazaribagh, three from Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, two from Lalbagh, and one each from Kotwali, Demra, Sutrapur, Mohammadpur, and Badda police stations.

The operation covered crime-prone areas under Kotwali, Lalbagh, Demra, Sutrapur, Mohammadpur, Khilgaon, Hazaribagh, Badda, Jatrabari, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, and Shahbagh police stations. 

The arrested individuals are accused in various criminal activities, police sources said.

All detainees have been produced before the court for further legal proceedings.