Dhaka, June 18 -- Detectives arrested six alleged muggers in connection with the mugging of Tk 21 lakh from a money exchange businessman in the capital's Mirpur-10 area.

The arrestees were Zafar, 33, Mostafizur Rahman,40, Saikat Hossain alias Dipu Mridha,52, Sohag Hasan, 34, Jalil Molla, 52, and Palash Ahmed,26.

Their arrests followed a series of drives in Dhaka and other areas across the country on Tuesday, said Joint Commissioner (South) of the Detective Branch (DB) under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Nasirul Islam at a press briefing at DMP's Media Center in Minto Road on Wednesday.

During preliminary interrogation, the arrestees confessed to involvement not only in mugging but also in counterfeit money trading, he said.

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