Senior member of Abdul Hakim gang apprehended by locals

May 10, 20

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Maungdaw- A senior member of the Abdul Hakim gang was apprehended by villagers in Bassara on Monday.

In the evening, villagers were alerted to the presence of three members of the gang in the Shurali hamlet area of the village. Locals got together with sticks and chased the gang members. Two of them managed to escape through the hills but one of them was surrounded. He tried to scare off locals with the one shooter gun in his possession but was quickly apprehended. He has been handed over to the Police.

Locals are speculating the three men were in the area to plan yet another gang attack in Bassara.

The arrested man Abdullah is known to be a senior member of the Abdul Hakim gang and has a history of violent crimes including murder, robbery, extortion and drug trafficking. He has been in jail for a long time.

The incident takes place only two days after an attack by the Abdul Hakim gang was repulsed by locals.

The notorious criminal Abdul Hakim gang has long been operating in the area, frequently executing people who do not pay the extortion money. The gang has bases on both sides of the border and is allegedly backed by Bangladeshi parliamentarian Abdur Rahman Bodi, who represents his constituency in the Ukiya Teknaf zone which borders Myanmar from the Bangladesh side.