Police in Sirajganj’s Kazipur upazila arrested Mahbubur Rahman Dipu, aged 28, during a raid in the Jamuna River’s char area on Thursday morning. The operation took place in a workshop at Mugbazar in Rehaisuriber village, where local police found weapons and tools used for making firearms. Dipu is the son of Tozammel Haque, former chairman of Natuarpara Union Parishad and former joint secretary of the local Awami League unit. His mother, Sultana Haque, previously served as vice chairman of Kazipur Upazila Parishad.

According to police, the raid was conducted based on a tip-off that homemade firearms, particularly pipe guns, were being produced using a lathe machine. Officers from the Natuarpara police outpost led the operation and arrested Dipu on the spot. A Chinese axe and various tools used for making pipe guns were recovered from the scene.

Police stated that a case has been filed with the local station, and the arrested suspect was sent to court later in the day.