M. S. I Sharif, Bholahat (Chapainawabganj) Correspondent:
A large quantity of Indian stolen mobile phones was recovered in a special police operation in Bholahat Upazila of Chapainawabganj and a woman was arrested in this incident.
According to police sources, based on a secret tip-off, a raid was conducted in Jadunagar village adjacent to Bholahat Police Station at around 3 am on Friday (August 15, 2026). During the raid, a search was conducted in the south-facing mud bedroom of the home of the deceased Rustam Ali son of Md. Manjur Hossain (27) of the village and a total of 310 old Indian stolen mobile phones of different brands were recovered from inside a large blue plastic drum.
The recovered mobile phones included Vivo-110, Oppo-70, Realme-36, Redmi-10, Samsung-25, OnePlus-8, IQ-9, Motorola-15, Coco-3, Narzo-4, Poco-10 and 10 mobile phones of other brands. The estimated value of the recovered mobile phones is around 18 lakh 60 thousand taka.
At that time, Mosha: Jasmine Khatun (25), husband- Md. Manjur Hossain, Sang- Jadunagar, Thana- Bholahat, District- Chapainawabganj were arrested on charges of involvement in the incident. The recovered mobile phones have been seized.
In this regard, Officer-in-Charge of Bholahat Police Station Md. Abdul Barik said that a large number of stolen mobile phones were recovered after conducting a drive based on secret information. One person has been arrested in this incident and a regular case has been registered with the police station. He said that the police operation against smuggling and illegal activities will continue.
Police said that the process of sending the arrested accused to jail through the court is underway.