Four suspected criminals from the Gopinathpur area under Sadar upazila of the Gopalganj district were taken into custody by members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday. They were accused of attacking army patrol units.

In this context, a press release was released on Tuesday.

The arrested are Md Kazi Rafiqul Islam, 53, Gulish Sharif, 54, Sharif Aminul Haque alias Lachhu Sharif, 55, and Md Mostafizur Rahman alias Mostak Molla, 48.

According to the case statement, the incident occurred at Gopinathpur Bus Stand area on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway on August 10, criminals equipped with locally-made weapons blocked the highway and swooped on army patrol cars while they were on duty.

Criminals obstructed government duty, vandalized and arson upon them leaving 10 army men injured, the press release added.

The detainees confessed their involvement during interrogation, said the press release, adding that drives will continue to nab other criminals.