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A special operation conducted by the Bangladesh Army on Tuesday afternoon led to the arrest of notorious criminal Farid Ahmed Babu, alias “Excel Babu” (56), along with three others in the Buriganga Filling Station area of Mohammadpur.
The operation, launched at around 3:30pm, was based on precise intelligence, UNB reports citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
According to the ISPR, Excel Babu faces more than 15 criminal cases in various police stations across the capital, including charges of murder, illegal possession of weapons, kidnapping, extortion and land grabbing.
Excel Babu is believed to be the godfather of the teenage gang “Teen Age Tornado,” “Dark Strikers” and “Red Volcano,” as well as the feared criminal Anwar, alias “Shooter Anwar,” whose nickname “Kabzi Kata Anwar” underscores his ruthless reputation, the ISPR added.