Dhaka, June 19 -- Police in a drive have arrested five members of a gang from different parts of the capital in connection with their alleged involvement in snatching Tk one crore in guise of Rab personnel from Uttara area of Dhaka on June 14.

The arrestees were Md Hasan, 35, Golam Mostafa alias Sahin, 50, Sheikh Md Jalal Uddin alias Rabiul, 43, Imdadul Sharif, 28 and Saiful Islam alias Shipon, 27.

Golam Mostafa was a sacked police officer while Jalal was a retired army official.

Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive in different parts of the capital and arrested them on Wednesday night, said Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Thursday.

Police also seized Tk 22.10 lakh in cash, T...