Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today claimed arrest of one person in Satkhira for deceiving people by giving fake question papers of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations.
The arrestee Istiaque Ahmed Yaqub, 18, is a member of a gang which used to mislead people and collect money from them by providing fake questions of the SSC exams, according to the Rab.
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Istiaque was caught by Rab-6 members from Stadium area in the district town around 11:00pm yesterday, reports our Satkhira correspondent.
While briefing reporters in Satkhira’sRab office this morning, Rab’s Deputy Director Lt Commander AMM Jahidul Kabir said that Istiaque created a fake messenger group named “SSS XM 19K” in Facebook to provide the fake SSC questions and asked people to send money through a bKash number 01743853377.
“In this way, he along with his gang members has already collected a good amount of money from at least 80 people,” the Rab official said.
The elite force members also seized Istiaque’s mobile phone, he added.
Istiaque told the journalists that he contacted with at least 80 people to provide fake questions but yet to receive money from them.
