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Vol. 5 Num 1072 Thu. June 07, 2007  
   
Metropolitan


Singaporean lady arrested for cheating Garo people


Immigration police yesterday arrested a Singaporean woman, Dolly Devi, who allegedly swindled nearly half a crore taka from 46 Garo people tempting them with lucrative jobs in hotels and restaurants in Singapore.

After the arrest at Zia International Airport (ZIA) on her way to Singapore, the Immigration police handed Dolly to Gulshan Police Station (PS). The victims earlier filed a general diary with Gulshan PS.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Abdul Jalil told The Daily Star at 8:30pm last night that the cheated Garos were about to file a case against the lady last night.

"We had information that Dolly Devi might leave the country. We therefore instructed the Immigration police to be alert about the lady's departure. They accordingly arrested her," the SP said.

Earlier at a press conference, the Garo Christians said Dolly used to go to the Nangrima Christian Garo Church at Kalachandpur at Baridhara in the city in early 2004 and developed a relationship with the local Garo Christians.

She expressed her wish to arrange employment at Singapore hotels and restaurants for the floating Garos in Dhaka. Believing the words of the lady, each of the 46 Garos gave over Tk 1 lakh, but finally they were cheated, Bijoy Richil said in a written speech.