2 detained with a Royal Bengal Tiger’s hide in Bagerhat

ArrestProthom Alo illustration

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two members of a hide- smuggling gang with a Royal Bengal Tiger’s hide from Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat on Saturday night, reports UNB.

The smugglers were detained during a drive by Khulna RAB-6 at Katakhali Bazar area around 10 pm following a tip off, said Rab in a press release on Sunday.

The detainees were identified as Md Azizur Rahman, 45, from Dumuria upazila and Md Sayeed Khokon, 35, from Sonadanga in Khulna.

Officer-in-charge (OC) of Fakirhat police station, ANM Khayrul Alam said RAB handed over the two detainees to police and filed a case at the police station.