3 cops sent to jail for embezzling yaba, money in Ctg

A Chittagong court has sent to jail six people, including three police constables, for embezzling yaba and cash during a raid at Satkania of the district.

The court of Chittagong Senior Judicial Magistrate Jihan Sanjida sent them to jail on Monday afternoon.

The three policemen - Shah Mohammad Hasan, 26, Arafat Nazim Uddin, 28, and Bimal Chakma, 48 - are constables of Dhemsha Investigation Center under Satkania police station. The others are Arafat, 14, Belal, 28 and Nezam Uddin, 28.

Additional Superintendent of Police Zakaria Rahman Jiku of Satkania Circle confirmed the matter on Tuesday.

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According to Satkania police, the three constables arrested Belal and Arafat on Sunday from the Char area with 240 pieces of yaba and TK1 lakh cash. 

They released the two in exchange for leaving yaba and money, and later shared the money among themselves. 

SI Jahangir Alam started the investigation on instructions of ASP Zakaria, when the matter came to the light.