4 held for selling doctored Covid-19 certificates in capital
Rapid Action Battalion yesterday raided a photocopy shop in the capital's Mugda area and recovered a huge number of fake Covid-19 certificates.
They also arrested four people on charges of being involved in making and selling illegal certificates, Rab-3 Commanding Officer Lt Col Rakibul Hasan told The Daily Star. They are: Fajal (40), Sharif (32), Jamshed (30), and Liakat (43).
Since the beginning of the shutdown, the gang had been collecting certificates of coronavirus positive patients, scanning and selling those by putting people's name there.
For those who need a negative report, they have been making fake Covid-19 certificates and selling them for a hefty sum of money, the Rab official added.
Rab said individuals without visible symptoms of coronavirus are buying fake negative certificates for traveling and attending offices and courts. Meanwhile, many are collecting fake positive certificates to avail public holidays and various benefits.
Rab seized two computers, two printers and two scanners from the shop.
On June 4, two youths were arrested from Savar for selling fake Covid-19 certificates.
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