Assets created through fraud will be frozen: CID chief

Staff Reporter :
Money laundering cases will be filed against those who are fraudulently making car-houses and smuggling money abroad.

At the same time, all their assets and money kept in banks will be frozen, said Mohammad Ali Mia, chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police.

He said these things in a press conference at the head office of CID in Malibag on Thursday noon.

The CID chief said that we will not spare anyone who is stealing people’s money through fraud.

We have already frozen such funds in several cases. Rests of these are under the surveillance of CID.

Earlier on Thursday, CID arrested a youth named Shohel Ahmed Apu, 28, from Dhaka’s Mirpur area for his alleged involvement in swindling Tk 2.31 crore.

Mohammad Ali said, “The victim Sumon Al Reza, 40, got acquainted with the fraudster through Facebook.

The fraudster posed as a Florida City Bank official and told the victim that he had a client who died in January 2010 and the client has no heir.

“However, he had deposited $60 lakh. The fraudster then lured the victim to become the bank client’s heir. He offered to share it equally.

The victim was convinced and gave Tk 9,70,000 for sending money through a courier service. After paying that amount, the fraudster demanded $55,000 [Tk 61,65,000] as federal taxes. The victim paid it also.”

The victim Suman Al Reza realised that he had been cheated when he did not receive the parcel as per the terms. He later filed a case in Uttara West Police Station on December 17, 2023, he also said.