Law enforcers have arrested Mobarak Hossain alias David Emon, a listed "top criminal" in Chattogram.

Emon was arrested arrested during a pre-dawn raid in the Jhumjhumpur area of Jashore, the district's Superintendent of Police Syed Rafiqul Islam said today.

The operation was carried out jointly by nine teams from Jashore Kotwali Police Station and the district Detective Branch (DB), the SP said.

Mobarak is accused in at least seven criminal cases, including a double murder in Bakalia on March 30, 2025 and the killing of gangster Dhakaiya Akbar at Patenga sea beach on May 23, 2025.

Police say he has access to 15-20 firearms and is highly skilled in handling weapons.

Investigators allege he arranged armed assailants and rented motorcycles used in the Bakalia double murder.

He is currently considered one of two key figures leading criminal activities in Chattogram on behalf of fugitive gangster Boro Sazzad.

The group was previously led by Chhoto Sazzad, now in prison, with Emon and Mohammad Raihanul Alam allegedly taking over leadership.

An internet service provider’s office in Chattogram city’s Bakalia Access Road area was vandalised and looted on July 13 after its owner allegedly refused to pay Tk 2 crore extortion money.

The attack was allegedly carried out by associates of Mobarak, who is said to be linked to Sazzad Ali -- better known as Boro Sazzad -- a top gangster listed by both Bangladesh Police and Interpol.

The office of Digital Dot Net (DDN) and Exabyte was targeted, with attackers looting laptops, mobile phones, cash and other valuables.