Police arrest professional criminal with multiple arrest warrants

Police have arrested a notorious mugger and drug dealer, who was wanted in six criminal cases, from the Farmgate area of the city.

The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Shukkur Ali, 28.

A team from Tejgaon police station conducted a special operation on Saturday night and arrested Ali around 9:10 PM.

Sources at the Tejgaon police station said, a coordinated operation was carried out based on a tip-off to nab snatchers, drug dealers, and other criminals with outstanding warrants. Ali was arrested from under the Farmgate footbridge, a known hotspot for criminal activity in the area.

Ali is a professional snatcher and a key figure in the local drug trade. He and his associates were reportedly involved in the sale of illegal drugs in the Mohammadpur and Tejgaon areas, along with surrounding neighbourhoods. He is also linked to multiple snatching incidents that have occurred in these areas, DC media of the DMP Talebur Rahman said.

Ali is facing 12 criminal cases, including charges of theft, snatching, robbery, and drug trafficking, across various police stations, including Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Mohammadpur, and Hazaribagh. Six of these cases have active arrest warrants against him.