Published : 10 Jan 2026, 01:42 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:00 PM
Police have arrested six individuals, including a former police officer, over the robbery of gold bars worth 4,081g in Chattogram city.
They also reported recovering gold bars worth 3381.4g.
The robbery took place on Sunday at Aturar Depot in the city.
Panchlaish Police announced the arrest and recovery at a press conference held on Friday afternoon.
The arrested individuals are Sumon Chandra Das, 42, the former police officer, his wife Panna Das, 38, Md Masud Rana alias Bike Babu, 30, Rafiqul Islam Imon, 22, Sumon’s cousin Rabi Chandra Das, 40, and Bibek Bonik, 42.
The robbery targeted a goldsmith named Sabuj Debnath, who was transporting 35 gold bars worth 4,081g from Saberia to Oxygen Square in the city, according to Deputy Police Commissioner Amirul Islam.
Four robbers had arrived on two motorcycles and waylaid the autorickshaw carrying the goldsmith. The robbers beat them up and went away with the gold bars.
Police arrested Sumon, Imon and Bike Babu at Kashimpur in Gazipur. One of the bikes used in the robbery has also been seized, the police said.
The gold bars were left with Panna and Rabi, police said. Rabi was arrested at Rayerbazar in Dhaka, while Panna was arrested in Halishahar in Chattogram.
“29 of the gold bars have been recovered from the residence of Rabi’s sister in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur,” said Amirul.
Sumon is a former assistant sub-inspector who was earlier arrested for gold robbery, police said.
Panchlaish Police chief Md Abdul Karim said Sabuj worked at a jewellery shop on Hajari Lane in the city. Sabuj was once a colleague of Bibek, who tipped off the former police officer that Sabuj would be carrying gold bars on the day of the robbery.
Police are also looking for another suspect in the robbery.
