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New crackdown in the capital, crime-prone hotspots identified

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New crackdown in the capital, crime-prone hotspots identified
Preparations are underway to launch a new coordinated operation to curb organized crime, including juvenile gangs, extortion, armed attacks, and land grabbing, in the capital. Based on intelligence information, several areas in Mirpur, Pallabi, Mohammadpur, Adabor, and adjoining the Cantonment have been identified as crime-prone hotspots.

Related sources claim that, along with active criminal gangs in these areas, information has also been collected about their financiers, patrons, and those who give them instructions. Investigations are being carried out with importance given to recent allegations of an attack on New Gini Properties, vandalism of Radda Clinic in Mirpur, and land grabbing in Mohammadpur-Adabor.

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Chand Udyan, Nabinagar Housing, Basila, Shyamoli Housing and Geneva Camp in Mohammadpur-Adabor, and several areas of Mirpur-Pallabi have been kept under surveillance. Some areas of South Manikdi adjoining ECB Square and the Cantonment are also under special watch.

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According to police records, 158 juvenile gangs are active in the capital, and these gangs have 1,219 members. Sources said allegations of patronage by influential individuals, political leaders, and businessmen behind them are also being verified. However, evidence of these allegations will be verified through legal process.

Alongside the criminals, the communications, financing, and instructions of domestic gangs with several people staying abroad are also being scrutinized. As part of the operation, there are plans to increase patrols at hotspots, use body cameras and CCTV, and increase the capacity of the 999 service.

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In the long term, it has also been learned that there are plans to establish AI-based CCTV surveillance in crime-prone areas, a crime scene management unit, and a cyber-narcotics prevention cell. However, no operation like ‘Operation Clean Heart’ has been officially announced.

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