RAB-7 recovered a US-made 7.65mm-caliber pistol abandoned outside the home of slain criminal Sarwar Hossain, known as Babla, in Chittagong city’s Bayezid Bostami area. Members of the RAB-7 Hathazari camp conducted the operation late Friday night, according to the report published on July 25, 2026.

RAB-7 commander Lt Col Hafizur Rahman confirmed the recovery. He said personnel searched Babla’s home, but the pistol was not recovered from inside the house. Instead, it was found abandoned outside. Authorities are investigating the weapon’s ownership and how it came to be left at the location.

Babla was a known figure in Chittagong’s criminal underworld and faced multiple cases involving allegations including murder, weapons and extortion, the report said. He was killed in a public shooting in the Chalitattali area last year. Law enforcement operations connected to him have continued based on various information and evidence.