Sometimes the tantric-poet king, sometimes the king of Jinn; The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested two members of a multi-faceted fraud ring that sometimes gains people's trust. They were arrested from around Kunjerhat market in Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola on Monday.
The two arrested are Suman Howladar (26) of Phulkachia village of Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola and Md. of Moolpaitatan village of the same upazila. Rajiv Mia (28). The PBI said that they were arrested after eight months of trying.
In this regard, PBI Police Superintendent Md. Rabiul Islam. He said that the gang was identified on the basis of a case filed at Rajbari Sadar Police Station on October 21, 2024. The case was filed by Rashidul Islam, a rice trader of Binodpur area of Rajbari Sadar police station.
Superintendent of Police Rabiul Islam said that on March 25, 2024, businessman Rashidul Islam fell into the trap of the gang. The gang cloned the mobile phone number of a businessman known to him as Vijay Babu. After that, a member of the gang called him (Rashidul) and told him about the sale of 33 tons of rice at a cheap price, saying that he needed money urgently. It is said that the rice will arrive by four in the afternoon.
Rashidul accepted this proposal as he had previous business dealings with Vijay Babu. After that, he sent a total of 3 lakh 75 thousand taka to Bikash and cash numbers given by the circle between noon and afternoon of eight numbers in several rounds. But Rashidul contacted Bijay Babu's office as the rice cart did not come after the scheduled time. Then he realizes that he did not talk to Vijay Babu about the incident, he is in the clutches of the fraud circle. He then filed a case in Rajbari Sadar police station accusing unknown persons of cheating.
After investigating the case for eight months, the investigating officer submitted the charge sheet to the court without arresting any accused. Then on the order of the court, Faridpur PBI was given the responsibility of investigation on February 22 this year. The case was investigated by PBI Deputy Inspector (SI) Majidul Haque Khan.
According to the Superintendent of Police, the gang has a network across the country. There are five members in their circle. Among them, physically challenged Suman used to collect fraudulent money from Bikash's cashout point. Others used to collect victim information and mobile number and Vikas number information. Suman was identified through intelligence, IT, reliable sources. His movements were then tracked and he was arrested later on Monday. Later, another member, Rajiv Mia, was arrested.
The Superintendent of Police said that during the preliminary interrogation after the arrest, the two confessed to various frauds. He said, sometimes the members of the gang would call late at night, especially women, in the name of Jinn Badshah. They used to create a scary atmosphere by making strange noises near the phone. After that, the fraudsters would create fear in the victim's mind about the loss of valuables or the risk of life, and assure them of getting rid of that danger. In this way they used to grab through development and cash. Apart from this, the members of the fraudulent circle used to advertise on social media in the name of Tantric and famous Kaviraj to solve difficult and secret diseases, bring success in love, bring happiness in married life and other problems.
Deputy Inspector Majidul Haque Khan, the investigating officer of the case, said that the arrested Suman and Rajeev gave a confessional statement under section 164 in the Rajbari court on Tuesday. Later they were sent to jail on the orders of the court.
