Detective Branch (DB) of police in separate drives recovered a stolen car and car parts worth around Tk 70 lakh and arrested three alleged thieves in the capital and on its outskirts Gazipur on Saturday.
The arrestees include ringleader of the gang, Rafiqul Islam Rafiq, 48, Rubel, 22, and Rana, 56.
Acting on a tip off, a police team led by Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman, a senior assistant commissioner (AC) of DB, arrested the trio from Bangshal, Jatrabari and Gazipur and recovered the stolen car along with components of at least 12 cars.
Quoting Rafiq, the AC said the gang used to break into different garages in Chittagong and dismantled the parts which they brought to the city to sell. They packed the parts and mailed those through courier services to exercise caution.
Police seized packets of five stolen car parts from a courier service agency at Kakrail and recovered the stolen car from Rubel's possession at Jatrabari.
They stored the components at warehouses of various car workshops of Dholaikhal, he said.
Even owners of some car workshops are also involved in these crimes, the AC said.
Source : The Daily Star
