Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 501 people during regular operations across the capital in the past 24 hours and filed 53 cases, according to DMP. Additional Deputy Commissioner Niaz Mehdi of the Media and Public Relations Division disclosed the information on Tuesday, August 25.

Mirpur Division made the highest number of arrests, with 127 people detained. Other arrests included 75 in Motijheel, 72 in Wari, 70 in Uttara, 53 in Tejgaon, 42 in Gulshan, 35 in Ramna, 23 in Lalbagh and four by the Detective Branch.

Police said the operations recovered four foreign pistols, three magazines, 12 rounds of ammunition, 32,161 yaba tablets, 20 kilograms and 711 grams of cannabis, and two grams of heroin. Officers also recovered 17 mobile phones, a private car, a CNG vehicle and one victim. DMP said legal action against those arrested is under process.