Dhaka, July 25 -- Police have arrested a man accused in a case filed over snatching a licensed firearm from a businessman in the capital's Rampura area.

The arrestee was identified as Yasin Patwari, 24. He was held at around 9:30pm on Thursday during a drive in the West Para area of Ashkona under Dakkhinkhan Police Station.

According to Rampura Police Station, contractor Amirul Islam was returning to his Banasree residence after visiting a project in Narsingdi on the night of July 21.

He asked his personal driver to stop the car in front of Abesh Hotel on Banasree Main Road. As he got out, Amirul suddenly felt unwell and sat down. His driver and an unknown youth nearby helped him back into the vehicle. The youth also got into the car....