Accused of embezzling money by using the identity of the Prime Minister’s APS: 2 arrested in RAB operation in Sylhet

RAB-9 has arrested two people on charges of embezzling money from the general public through social media by using the identity of the Prime Minister’s Assistant Private Secretary.

This information was given in a press release sent by RAB-9 on Friday (April 3).

The release said that for a long time, a fraud ring had been communicating with various people by opening fake Facebook IDs and WhatsApp accounts using the identity of high-ranking government officials. They used to embezzle money by luring them with jobs, transfers and promotions.

Based on intelligence information, a raid was conducted at a house in Kazitula area of ​​Sylhet city at 10:50 pm on Thursday (April 2), and the mastermind of the fraud, Kamrul Hasan Himel (32), was arrested.

RAB said that Himel used to open multiple fake Facebook IDs using the image of the Prime Minister’s Assistant Private Secretary and defraud the general public. He used to communicate with the public through WhatsApp using different mobile numbers and extort money.

Instead of taking the money taken from the defrauded people into his own account, he used to transact through the bank accounts, bKash and Nagad accounts of his associates.

Based on the information provided by Himel, his associate Sharif Ahmed (42) was also arrested later.

Several smartphones, button phones and checkbooks of various banks were recovered from them during the operation.

RAB further said that during the initial interrogation, Himel confessed to defrauding people using the same technique for a long time. There are multiple cases against him in different places including Dhaka.

The process of handing over the arrested two to the Sylhet Kotwali Police Station to take legal action against them is underway.