<i>Jobless youths fall prey to swindle in Jhenidah</i>
A cheat defrauded scores of unemployed youths of crores of taka by supplying fake visa in Jhenidah. He decamped with the money and is now residing in Dhaka. If anyone asks for return of money, the cheat harasses him by filing false case.
A number of hapless youths alleged this at Jhenidah, saying that the swindler, a young man, hails from Bazrapur village under Moheshpur upazila in the district.
Falling prey to the situation many families have become destitute and lost their dwelling houses. Many parents lost their cattle and valuables including ornaments as they sold them for sending their sons abroad, they added.
They said several victims were harassed in false cases filed by the swindler when they went to his so-called travel office at Naya Paltan in the capital to realise money.
On April 5, some youths went to the office and demanded the money deposited for going abroad. At this, the alleged swindler vandalised his office himself and filed cases against them. The victims also filed cases with Shahbagh Police Station on April 11. The SI, supposed to carry out investigation, is now threatening the victims over mobile phone who went to the police station to seek justice.
Victims Shaheb Ali, Kartik Chandra and Ashraf Ali recently told a press conference in Jhenidah that the cheat grabbed Tk 17 lakh from Bablu of Kanejpur village under Sadar upazila. Bablu is a resident of the swindler's father-in-law's village.
The victims claimed at the press conference that Tk 4 crore were gobbled up from hundreds of youths of Madhupur, Nagarbatan, Defolbari, Allardarga Kushta, Kotchandpur, Moheshpur, Kaliganj, Comilla, Nauga, Mymensingh, Barisal, Meherpur, Chuadanga and Alamdanga.
Besides, the cheat took Tk 65 lakh from Osman and Khokon of Alamdanga, Sufal, Anotosh and Atul of Sonadanga Magura, Shonit of Defolbaria, Saidur of Allardarga Kushtia, Aulad of Bhatoi Bazar, Saidur of Kotchandpur and Alim of Bidhyadharpur. The youths were not sent abroad and now they are not getting back their money.
Sources said, the person also deceived 30 people of Moheshpur, 25 of Kotchandpur and 20 of Chowgachha, Jessore.
Contacted, the said SI of Shahbagh police station denied the allegations brought against him. He said he rather tried to solve the problem.
The alleged swindler, when contacted, refuted the allegations and said he owes Tk 4 lakh 20 thousand to one Kartik. He said that one Ashraful of Dhupabila village under Sadar upazila is solely responsible for the alleged fraud.
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