Seven foreign nationals among nine held for fraud
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested six Nigerians and a South African along with two Bangladeshis on charges of fraudulence.
Rab said the nine used to convince people to pay them money in exchange for gifts.
The arrestees are Udeze Obinna Ruben, Ntombikhona Gebuza, Ifunanya Vivian Nnawuike, Sunday Shederack Ejim, Chinedu Moses Nnaji, Collims Ifesinachi Talike, Chidimma Ebele Eylofor, Nahidul Islam, and Sonia Akter.
All the foreigners came with tourist visas, but they were staying in Bangladesh under different identities. Visas of six of the seven foreigners have expired. They were arrested in overnight drives from the capital's Pallabi, Rupnagar and Dakshin Khan, said Rab-4 Commander Additional DIG Mozammel Haque at a press conference at Karwan Bazar yesterday.
He said members of this group used to create fake social media accounts to dupe people. Rab also seized eight passports, 31 mobile phones, three laptops, one chequebook, three USB drives and Tk 95,815 in cash from them. The arrestees deceived 35 people in 2021, said Rab.
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