Police have detained 275 people over alleged links to teenage gangs in Cumilla.

They have been detained during drives conducted by police from 18 police stations and the Detective Branch across Cumilla city and the district from Friday evening till midnight.

In a press release issued on Saturday afternoon, the district police said 275 people were detained in the latest operations on Friday night.

The remaining 133 were handed over to their families after signing bonds.

Additional superintendent of Police Md Lutfor Rahman said the latest drive was part of regular police operations to improve the law and order situation in Cumilla city and the district and to detain troublemakers.

He said police had detained 3,454 people in nine phases of a month-long crackdown on teenage gangs.

The drives would continue, he added.