Dhaka, Sept. 6 -- Police arrested nine members of an alleged robbery gang for robbing Tk 38 lakh from a man at gunpoint in the capital's Dhanmondi area.

Joint Commissioner (Crime) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Md Faruk Hossain disclosed the information at a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre on Minto Road on Sunday.

The arrestees were identified as Tanvir Abedin, 41; M. Mujibur Rahman, 60; Md Zakir Hossain alias Captain Zakir, 60; Md Solaiman Mridha, 55; Mohammad Kabir Hossain, 50; Abul Kalam Azad, 50; Md Zakaria Hossain alias Lenin, 40; Sajal Chowdhury, 31; and Saymun Chowdhury, 33.

Police said the gang robbed Khorshed Alam of Tk 38 lakh at gunpoint in front of Dingi Restaurant on Road No. 12 in Dhanmondi at around 2:10pm on ...