The media did not notice anything then. "… police arrested Atiqul and his friend Rezaur Rob from Shahjahan Road area in the capital's Mohammadpur and recovered 11,600 yaba pills and Tk 5.25 lakh from their possession," the charge sheet read. Even though he was posted in Bandarban, Atiqul frequented Adabar and Mohammadpur areas as he had friends there. He had been the second officer of Mohammadpur Police Station. According to the case documents, Atiqul, in 2019, got acquainted to Rob, another yaba addict. They became friends. Rob was unemployed and was keen on getting into drug dealing with Atiqul as partner. They had a connection that could help them get the pills.