Four people, including members of the Rapid Action Battalion and Bangladesh Police, were arrested while they were allegedly attempting to flee after seizing goods from a man at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Monday night.
The arrested are Sergeant Iqbal, Md Maksud, both currently serving in RAB, constable Pushidar Hossain, serving in the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, and Asadul Haque, a trader.
Confirming the matter, airport police station officer-in-charge Ershad Ahmed said on Tuesday that the airport Armed Police Battalion detained them and handed them over to airport police.
Quoting witnesses, he said that there were two more persons with them who fled the scene.
鈥楢 case was filed in this regard. We are investigating the incident,鈥� he said.
The incident took place at about 8:30 on Monday as the perpetrators entered the airport and attempted to mug a man outside the terminal 2 by intimidation.
鈥楾he arrested individuals might be members of a group involved in mugging passengers and their companions in and around the airport,鈥� OC Ershad added.