Reward for information about looted weapons: Home adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that there will be a reward if anyone providing information about looted police arms during the July-August uprising.

”A circular will be issued in this regard soon.”

He made the announcement after a meeting of the Core Committee on Law and Order at the Secretariat on Sunday.

The amount of the reward money has not yet been determined, the home adviser added.

”We are going to issue a circular for the recovery of the weapons we have lost. We are also announcing a reward. A committee will decide the reward amount and within two to four days we will make the announcement through media. Anyone who can provide information will receive the reward.”

Jahangir Alam added that more than 700 police weapons looted during the July uprising remain missing.