Shibchar (Madaripur) Representative:
The Joint Force has arrested three members of a money-lending ring near various businessmen in Shivchar, Madaripur, under the jurisdiction of the Army Major. ASP (Shivchar Circle) Ajmir Hossain held a press briefing in this regard on Friday afternoon.
According to the case report, on Monday, February 10, the fraudsters called the mobile phone of Nasrin Akhtar, the wife of Rezaul Islam, a grocery shopkeeper near Hatirbagan Math in Shibchar.
The gang called and said that your shop at Hatir Bagan intersection has fallen into a government area. The front glass of the army vehicle has broken due to the shop's tin. The victim Nasris Akhtar demanded 3,000 taka from the fraudsters to repair the glass, threatening them with a big lawsuit and harassment if they did not pay. Out of fear, he gave 3,000 taka in cash. Later, they asked for 4,000 taka. He gave 4,000 taka. At the same time, they demanded 25,000 taka. When the victim suspected the matter, he went to the army camp in the area and reported the incident. Based on the complaint, the police and the army launched a joint operation. After a 3-day operation, the joint operation was able to arrest 3 members of the gang.
The arrested are Jahangir Sheikh (35), son of Chiru Sheikh of DC Road area of the upazila, Kawsar Sikdar (21), son of Quddus Sikdar of Hatirbagan area, and Simanta Malo (20), son of Shankar Malo. They were arrested on Thursday night.
Police said that for a long time, the gang used to extort large sums of money from various people in Shivchar by presenting themselves as Army personnel. Similarly, based on the complaint of a victim, 3 members of the fraud ring were arrested in a joint operation by the Army and the police for 3 consecutive days. The gang had cheated and embezzled lakhs of taka in the past few months. Police also said that the ring used innovative tactics to call the victim. They used the siren of the police car and the sound of the walkie-talkie to gain the victim's trust. Fearing big cases and harassment, this fraud ring demanded money in Vikas and cash.
ASP (Shibchar Circle) Ajmir Hossain said that a cheating case has been filed against the arrested persons. It is being investigated whether more members are involved in this matter.
