Our Correspondent, Barishal :
One of the cheating gang member arrested for emblazing total 78 lakh taka showing the greed of dollars filled with luggage.
Cheating gang member Sohag Sheikh,26, was arrested by Barishal Metropolitan Police and six months after filing the case, with 86 digital bank (ATM) cards of 35 banks, 151 check slips of different banks, four mobile sets including an Android and 8 SIMs, but the rest remain elusive.
According to the police, the arrested Sohag Sheikh is son of Jabbar Sheikh, Shariatpur district of Naria police station, Panchgao village of Kedarpur union.
There are several cases against him in different police stations of the country including Dhaka’s Khilgaon police station.
Barishal Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (South) on Sunday (July 7) acknowledging the facts said Ali Ashraf Bhuya said that on November 19, 2023, retired private company employee Ratneshwar Majhi (65) received a call on his mobile phone. The caller identified herself as Khairun Nesa, as Civil Aviation Customs Officer of Chittagong Airport told Ratneshwar Majhi that a person named ‘Elizabeth Aris’ had sent the luggage in his name. That includes a huge amount of dollars. It will take money to clear these dollars from customs. Later, Ratneshwar Majhi sent a total of Tk 77 lakh 90 thousand to different accounts of Bank Asia, Pubali Bank, City Bank and various Bikash numbers given by her. Even then, when she told that more money will be needed to release the luggage, then Ratnershw realizes that he has fallen into a fraud trap.
After this incident, on December 25, 2023, Ratneswar Maji as complainant lodged, a case in this connection with Barishal Kotwali Police Station under Barishal Metropolitan Police. The Deputy Commissioner of BMP also said that on July 4, a team of Kotwali Police Station and Cyber Team of Barishal Metropolitan Police conducted a raid at Motijheel area of Dhaka and found connection of Sheikh Sohag , as one of the members of the fraud gang.
He said that the arrested Sohag Sheikh is the first man of the first level of the fraudster’s circle.
There are at least 4 to 5 more steps with 10-12 or more members. Of which there is a possibility of having a layer outside the country as well. Police trying to nab those criminals.
