111 looted weapons recovered in N’ganj July mass uprising

Staff Correspondent :
In Narayanganj, 111 firearms and 1,507 rounds of ammunition that were looted from various police stations during the July mass uprising have been recovered. However, 40 firearms and about 7,518 rounds of ammunition are still unaccounted for. Narayanganj District Police are continuing operations to recover the remaining weapons, said Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Tarek Al Mehdi. He shared this information with journalists on Sunday (14 December) at a discussion meeting organized on the occasion of Martyred Intellectuals Day at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner’s office. When asked about the recovery efforts, Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Investigation) Tarek Al Mehdi said, that rewards have already been announced to facilitate recovery. With the aim of recovering the remaining weapons before the elections, officers from local police stations and the district detective branch are working together.”

According to district police sources, in July–August 2024, taking advantage of a period of disorder, coordinated attacks were carried out on several police facilities in Narayanganj district. Some criminals, entering under the guise of protesters, looted large quantities of weapons and ammunition from the District Police Lines, Siddhirganj Police Station, Araihazar Police Station, Gopaldi Police Investigation Center, and Kalapaharia Police Investigation Center. At that time, criminals broke into multiple district police armories and looted a total of 151 firearms of various types along with 9,025 rounds of ammunition. The looted weapons included seven types of firearms of different calibers, Chinese rifles, SMGs (submachine guns), LMGs (light machine guns), pistols, shotguns, and rifles—many of them modern firearms. From the District Police Lines alone, 78 firearms and nearly 5,000 rounds of ammunition were taken. Many of these weapons were fully functional, and some had been stored for use in case investigations or special operations.