Dinajpur: Police arrested two alleged robbers along with firearms while they were taking preparation for robbery in College Bazaar area of Birampur upazila on Sunday.

The arrestees are Ziaur Rahman Zia, 38, resident of Bajitpur village and Mamunur Rashi, 36, resident of Hatishal village of in Nababganj upazila.

On a tip-off that a gang of robbers were taking preparation for robbery, a team of Birampur Police Station conducted a drive in the area around 6:00pm and arrested them along with two pistols, five rounds of bullets and one magazine.

Birampur Police officer-in-charge Shakila Parvin, confirmed the incident.