The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) arrested the mastermind of a criminal gang who was selling forged academic certificates.
The arrestee is Abu Zafar, 31, who used to sell fake certificates of City University and America Bangladesh University.
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Cyber and Special Crime Department (South) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police conducted a drive on Friday and arrested Zafar, DMP additional commissioner Harun-or-Rashid confirmed the matter on Sunday afternoon.
Harun-or-Rashid, also the DB chief, said IT experts, a former teacher and an office assistant of America Bangladesh University, might have been involved in this racket.
Earlier, a case was filed in Tejgaon Police Station on May 26 following a complaint lodged by City University Register Professor Mir Shaukat Ali.