For the last few days, the Facebook profile of Rabiul Islam AKA Arav Khan, which has now over 4.2 lakh followers, has been visited by many and scrutinised by some, which revealed some of the photos he posted were doctored.

Created on April 9, 2020, the profile was initially named Apon Arav before being changed to Arav Khan. His profile documents his journey from India to the UAE.

For example, a photo of him in front of London Bridge was found to be photoshopped, as was his another photo in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. 

He shared his photos taken in various locations around the world, including Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Australia. But some of these have also been found to be doctored. A photo of him on a private plane and another in Switzerland are among them.

On August 27 and 29 in 2020, he posted two photos claiming that he was in New Zealand and the UK, but it was later discovered that these were actually taken in Coco Beach in Panjim and Anjum Beach in Goa, India.

Rabiul went on Facebook live with singer Noble, who is also from Gopalganj, on May 25, 2021. He later claimed to have produced a music video with the singer.

In the profile, he claims to have graduated from King's College in London between 2015 and 2019. However, police said he could not even pass the SSC exams.

According to law enforcement officials, Rabiul, who also goes by aliases Shohag Molla, Apon and Ridoy, has another Facebook profile, named "Sheikh Hridi" that dates back to 2009.

The criminal record of Rabiul, accused of killing a police inspector in 2018, came under the spotlight after he invited cricketer Shakib Al Hasan to open his jewellery store in Dubai on Wednesday.

Soon after the murder, Rabiul fled to India and then managed to have an Indian passport. He is now living in Dubai.

RABIUL'S RISE

In a Facebook post on November 28, 2021, he said he got permanent residency in Dubai.

Rabiul uploaded photos and videos of various places in Dubai, including Burj Khalifa, Expo 2020 Dubai, and Desert Safari on October 15, 2022. He shared a photo in front of the Padma Bridge on October 22 last year. In another post, he thanked his friends for making him the chairman of "Times of Bangladesh".

On January 8 that year, Rabiul said he purchased five flats in Dubai. On February 27, he shared that he had obtained the Schengen visa, the single visa for EU countries.

He posted photos and videos of the Padma river and Cox's Bazar on March 16 and 17 last year.

On June 16 that year, he posted a video claiming to be in Gopalganj, but a auto-rickshaw in the video suggested that it was in India.

On January 17 this year, he announced that he owned Arav Diamond and Gold Jewellers in Dubai. Three days later, he shared photos and videos of his newly purchased flat on the 65th floor of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper.

On his Facebook page, it is mentioned that he made a falcon sculpture for his shop with 60kg gold.

On February 8, he posted a video from somewhere in India riding a BMW motorbike.

A few days ago, he uploaded a video clip on Facebook where Shakib said he was going to open Arav Jewellers in Dubai on March 15.

Similar videos of showbiz stars were also uploaded to his Facebook page.

Video clips on social media showed that Shakib went to the shop accompanied by Rabiul in a luxury vehicle.

On Facebook live on Thursday, Rabiul thanked Shakib.