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Abandoned firearms found in Mirpur, Uttara

Police have recovered an abandoned 7.62mm Chinese pistol from a garbage pile in Mirpur and a homemade pipe gun from a drain in Uttara today.
Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said that Tariqul Islam, a CNG driver, went to the garbage pile in front of ABS Tower in Section 6 area in Mirpur around 12:45am to collect food for stray dogs. There he noticed a pistol covered in a torn shirt.
He reported it to the police. Upon receiving the information, a patrol team from Mirpur Police Station arrived at the location at around 1:05am and recovered the abandoned 7.62mm Chinese pistol, the DC added.
In a separate incident, the Uttara East Police Station recovered a homemade pipe gun abandoned in a drain on road 21 of sector 4 in Uttara.
According to sources, workers cleaning the drain noticed an object resembling a weapon in the mud. They immediately alerted the mobile team from the Uttara East Police Station. The team arrived and recovered the homemade pipe gun at 10:45am, the police official said.
Legal procedures are underway regarding both incidents, he added.

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