Thakurgaon Sadar Police Station has solved the mystery of a heinous theft incident at a drug store in Thakurgaon city. A huge quantity of drugs stolen in the incident, a pickup van used in the theft and four members of an organized gang of thieves involved in the incident have been arrested.
According to police sources, on the late night of September 25, 2026 (approximately 3:30 am), a gang of unknown thieves stole various types of expensive medicines worth approximately 17 lakh taka from the drug shop of Kalyan Chandra Debnath (38), a resident of Keshabbari area of Bhulli police station in Thakurgaon district. A case was registered after the shop owner filed a written complaint with Thakurgaon Sadar police station in this incident.
Considering the seriousness of the incident, a smart team comprising the District Detective Branch (DB) and Sadar Police Station, under the direction of the Superintendent of Police of Thakurgaon district, started an investigation. In the course of the investigation, through inspection and analysis of the scene, 3 main accused directly involved in the incident were identified. The accused are – Md. Raju Mia (32), son of the deceased Babu Mia of Shibganj area of Bogra, Jahangir Hossain (60), son of the deceased Ahmed Ali of Gobindaganj area of Gaibandha, and Md. Billal Hossain (55), son of the deceased Azam Ali of Belab area of Narsingdi.
Later, on 29 September 2026, the three accused were arrested from the 10-mile area of Dinajpur after conducting raids in various areas of Bogra, Gaibandha and Dinajpur. At the same time, the pickup used in the theft was recovered from their custody.
Initial interrogation of the arrested persons revealed that they had sold the stolen medicines to Shikhar Chandra Sarkar (30), son of Bankim Chandra Sarkar of Boalia area of Gobindaganj police station in Gaibandha. Based on that information, a raid was conducted in Gobindaganj area on September 29 and Shikhar Chandra Sarkar was arrested from his shop. Later, a huge quantity of stolen medicines was recovered from his residence and shop in Gobindaganj Bazar.
Police said that the arrested accused Raju Mia, Jahangir Hossain and Billal Hossain are active members of an inter-departmental organized crime ring and have multiple theft cases against them in different police stations.
Additional Superintendent of Police Khodad Hossain said at a press conference that police investigations are continuing to determine whether anyone else was involved in the incident and to investigate other aspects of the theft.