Chattogram District Police, in a drive, arrested five alleged members of a dacoit gang in Wahedpur Rastarmatha area of Mirsari thana of the district on Friday night.

The arrested are Md Khokan, 28, Mostafa, 35, Suman Mia, 33, Rasel Hossain, 33, and Monsur Alam, 36.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of the police conducted a drive in the area and arrested the robbers when they were taking preparation to commit robbery targeting the vehicles and pedestrians on the Dhaka-Chattogram highways, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mirsari Thana Shahidul Islam.

The gang roams around the city and district with private cars, taking advantage of opportunities to commit robbery, he added.

Later, a Ramda, knives, one stolen mobile phone and SIM were recovered from their possession.