Nana Bhai gang chief among 12 forest robbers surrender

The chief of the notorious Nana Bhai gang and 11 other active members have surrendered to the Coast Guard West Zone in Khulna with a large quantity of firearms and ammunition on Thursday.
The surrendered forest robbers are Jahangir Moral alias Rahmat, 36; Saifullah Moral, 39; Ekhlasur Rahman, 38; Rabiul Islam, 35; Mofizul Islam, 35; Azim Uddin Gazi, 37; and Abdur Rahman Sheikh, 36, all residents of Paikgacha and Dumuria upazilas of Khulna district. The others are Shafiqul Islam, 53; Mintu Gazi, 39; Azizul Gazi, 35; and Shahjahan Mali, 35, residents of Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district; and Azizur Rahman, 45, a resident of Rampal upazila of Bagerhat district.
As members of the Nana Bhai gang, they had long been carrying out robberies in the Sundarbans and kidnapping ordinary fishermen and baowalis (forest-resource collectors) to extort ransom, said Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon.
In a press release, Coast Guard briefing officer Commander Md Mansurun Mahdin said they seized one eight-shooter, one six-shooter, one four-shooter, one side-hammer, one bolt-action pistol, two M3 gas guns, two 7.65mm pistols, two one-shooters, two air guns, 212 rounds of live cartridges, 29 rounds of blank cartridges, 20 rounds of 7.65mm pistol bullets, five rounds of 8mm live ammunition, 413 rounds of air-gun pellets, four pistol magazines, two air-gun magazines and six walkie-talkies with chargers from robbers’ possession.
He further said that legal procedures for the rehabilitation of the surrendered robbers are currently underway.