Bangladesh, Aug. 19 -- Police have arrested Billal, also known as "Agni Billal" and "Bhagne Billal", whom they allege to be the leader of gang of muggers in Mohammadpur.

A Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) team arrested him from Savar's Shamlapur around 1am on Tuesday, according to a press release.

Billal, 29, has been named in six criminal cases at the Mohammadpur and Adabor police stations, with seven arrest warrants issued against him.

The DMP said it conducted a raid after receiving a tip-off that Billal, a "notorious mugger" of Mohammadpur and Adabor, was staying at Savar's Shamlapur and arrested him.

Billal held people up with machetes and other sharp weapons in different parts of t...