6 held over question leakage fraud in Rangpur

The Detective Branch (DB) of Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP) has arrested six members of an organised fraud syndicate accused of supplying proxy candidates and electronic devices for use in recruitment examinations.

The arrested individuals are Tourat Akram, 27, son of Ferdous Alam of Kamal Kachna Chirarmil area; Badhan Mia, 37, son of Mobarak Ali of Satgara area; Saheb Ali, 26, son of the late Mujibur Rahman of Dhap Mohammadpur area in Rangpur city; Md Atiqur Rahman, 34, son of Imdadul Haque of Taluk Damodarpur village in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur; and Ashraful Islam, 36, and Hafiz Al Mamun, 20, sons of Riazul Islam of Telipara Mohalla in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur.

The suspects were arrested during a special operation conducted at a house in the Dhap Jail Road area of Rangpur city at around 1:30 am on Saturday.

During the raid, DB police recovered 15 blank non-judicial stamp papers, eight signed cheques from different banks, three national identity cards (NIDs), four original certificates, and five smartphones.

The operation was carried out under the direction of Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Mabud and the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DB) Sanatan Chakraborty.

Speaking at a press briefing at his office on Central Road on Saturday afternoon, Deputy Commissioner Sanatan Chakraborty said the gang arranged proxy examinees to sit for candidates in various government and private recruitment examinations.

The group also allegedly supplied answers to candidates inside examination halls using digital devices.

According to police, the syndicate collected large sums of money from job seekers in exchange for these illegal services.

Among those arrested is a former primary school teacher who had previously been detained on similar charges and spent 52 days in jail. He is currently under suspension.

The remaining suspects are believed to be his associates.
“The recovered evidence and findings from the preliminary investigation indicate the involvement of an organised fraud network,” said Sanatan Chakraborty.