Man arrested for identity fraud
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel arrested a youth from Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital yesterday morning on charge of deceiving people and different companies in the guise of government high officials.
The arrest of Imdadul Islam Sohel, 25, was made at Manik Miah Avenue around 9:30am after an official of Pran Group filed a complaint with Rab-2 against the gang of Sohel a few days back, Rab officials said.
According to Deputy Commander of Rab-2 Maj Md Anwarul Haque, the arrestee with his cohorts has already collected money from Gorib and Gorib Garment, Tata group, Nitol group, Rangs Automobiles, Colombia Group ranging from Tk 15,000 to Tk 3 lakh in the name of establishing old homes, madrasas, orphanages, and treatment to a road accident victim.
Rab arranged a press conference at Rab-2 office at Agargaon yesterday where they produced the arrestee before the media.
Addressing the conference, the deputy commander said the gang used to request high officials of private companies over phone to donate money to charity organisations which do not exist. He said the callers introduced themselves as top government officials like home secretary and deputy commissioner (DC).
"Recently the gang has called Pran Group's owner and requested him to donate Tk 10 lakh for the development of a madrasa and orphanage. The owner later informed us of the matter," Maj Haque said.
Rab arrested the youth when a gang of three came to receive the money, he said, adding that the two other youths--Obaidul Islam and Aminul Islam--managed to flee the spot.
Pran Group General Manager Maj (retd) Moinul Islam said they informed the incident to the Rab after suspecting the caller, who claimed himself to BE the home secretary.
An official of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) Md Mizanur Rahman told the press conference that the gang asked for Tk 3 lakh from their director for some charity works. They went to the home ministry with a cheque for Tk 1 lakh for handing it over to the authorities and found the home secretary to be totally unaware about the matter.
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