Targeting Dhaka Trade Fair: 3 arrested with Tk 1.2cr of fake notes from Pallabi

Rab busted a fake currency-making gang in Dhaka's Pallabi area and arrested three people along with fake notes of around Tk 1.2 crore.

The arrestees are: Sagir Hossain (47), the alleged ring leader; Selina Akter Pakhi (20); and Ruhul Amin (33).

They were targeting the ongoing Dhaka International Trade Fair and village fairs during winter to circulate the fake notes, Khandaker Al Moin, Rab's Legal and Media wing director, told a press conference today.

Sagir has produced fake notes of around Tk 10 crore since 2017, Moin said, adding he used to collect equipment and material from old Dhaka. 

The gang -- having 15 to 20 members -- have long been circulating the fake notes mostly in Dhaka and Barishal, he said.

According to Rab, Sagir arrived in Dhaka from Barguna in 1987 and started working at a restaurant. He joined the fake note making gang through one Idris in 2010.    

Sagir, arrested for the same offence earlier, told Rab that it costs Tk 4,000 to produce Tk 1 lakh of fake notes while he used to sell those at Tk 10,000-15,000, the Rab official said.

Pakhi, an employee of a beauty parlor in Kamrangirchar, used to circulate the fake notes in the local market. Her husband is in jail for the same offence, Rab said.