Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-12 in Kushtia recovered one foreign-made 12-bore shotgun looted from Jatrabari police station under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) during the anti-discrimination movement on August 5.
In a press release on Monday night, the elite force confirmed it.
Tipped off, a team of Rab, led by Company Commander Additional Superintendent of Police Khondkar Golam Mortuja raided Kalyanpur village of Daulatpur Upazila in Kushtia and found the firearms abandoned on the roadside.
RAB confirmed that the weapon is still operational.
The weapon has been handed over to the Daulatpur Thana of Kushtia for further steps.