Another anti-crime drive in S-W region starts today
Staff Correspondent
A special anti-crime drive with a 'different modus operandi' is likely to be launched midnight tonight in the south-west to nab 'extremists and hardened criminals' and recover illegal arms, a highly placed source said.All preparations have been completed to swoop down on criminals in Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts in accordance with a fresh list prepared recently. The drive will involve more than 3,000 active policemen now in Bagerhat. They will be joined by select officers and personnel from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP). "The officers and personnel from the DMP and CMP are specially trained to combat serious criminals," the source said. Most of the DMP and CMP officers and personnel have already been sent to different police stations, camps and outposts in the three districts. According to sources at the office of the deputy inspector general of police, Khulna Range, four special camps have been set up in the region from where senior police officers will monitor the anti-crime drive. All police stations have been manned by additional forces and put on high alert. The drive will start upon receipt of the green light from top officials at the home ministry, sources said.
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