RAB busts teen gang in Dhaka, 8 detained

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained seven members of a teen gang and arrested its alleged 35-year-old leader in the capital.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-2 raided the city's Pallabi area on Wednesday night and nabbed eight people. Some sharp weapons have been seized from their possession, the elite force said on Thursday.

The teen gang members were involved in crimes like mugging, robbery, eve-teasing and extortion, the RAB headquarters said in a press release. Many of them are drug addicts.

The 35-year-old gang leader has been identified as Delwar Hossain alias Paltu. Others are legally minors, aged 18-19 years.