Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) rescued six missing children and recovered gold worth Tk 8.53 crore, along with 862 lost mobile phones and other valuables, during operations across the country in September.

Additional DIG (Operations and Intelligence) Nurul Islam disclosed the information at a press conference held at APBn headquarters on Monday.

APBn units recovered 4.344 kg of gold bars and ornaments worth an estimated Tk 8.53 crore and arrested 27 people in connection with 22 cases.

The force also rescued 22 victims and arrested 15 people in related cases during the month.

Using information technology, APBn recovered 862 lost mobile phones, three hacked Facebook accounts, two hacked WhatsApp accounts, three hack...