Rab arrest 30 members of a fraud gang in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 30 members of a fraud gang in Dhaka’s Uttara on charge of swindling “hundreds of crores of taka” from people.

On information, a team of Rab-4 conducted a raid at Uttara area adjacent to West Police Station last evening and arrested them, reports our correspondent, quoting Mohammad Sajedul Islam Sajal, senior assistant director (Media Coordinator) of Rab.

Rab also seized the fake documents and materials used for cheating people, said the Rab official.

The arrestees were accused in several cases filed with different police stations, Sajal said.

During primary interrogation, the arrestees confessed their involvement in cheating people and disclosed the tactics they used to cheat people and swindle money from them, he said.

The fraud gang has offices in many districts across the country and have already amassed “hundreds of crores” from people, luring them in with job offers, added Sajal.

The Rab official said taking action against the arrestees is underway and their efforts are focused on rooting out such gangs.