Law enforcers get 80 complaints a day
Law enforcement agencies receive around 80 complaints a day from city residents about extortion demands from criminals over phones.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have set up special cells to deal with such complaints and take necessary steps against the culprits.
DMP sources said they received 70 such complaints after the special cell was opened on September 22. A top Rab official said they also receive around 50 complaints a day.
The DMP has so far received over 1,000 complaints and the connection of at least 600 mobile phones has been cut off following requests from the DMP, sources said.
Masudur Rahman, additional deputy commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) of police, told The Daily Star, "We received 70 complaints from September 23 to 24. Organised criminals called from 150 mobile phone numbers demanding extortion from many city residents."
Rab sources said they found in investigations that frauds and petty criminals made the calls using the names of high-profile criminals.
Organised criminals are demanding extortion from well-off people including businessmen over phone, said a press released signed by DMP Commissioner Naim Ahmed yesterday.
The DMP and Rab have requested the city dwellers to provide them with phone numbers of the callers demanding extortion.
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