Karnaphuli Cooperative
PD of Karnaphuli Cooperative among 10 held over fraud
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members have arrested 10 people, including the project director of Karnaphuli Multipurpose Cooperative Society, on charges of fraud from Pallabi area in the capital.
A Rab team conducted a drive at Karnaphuli office of the Society in the Pallabi area from Monday noon to night and arrested project director Shakil Ahmmed,30, and nine others.
The other arrestees are Md Chan Mia, 38, AK Azad, 35, Md Rezaul,22, Md Tajul Islam, 31, Md Shahabuddin Khan, 28, Abdus Sattar, 37, Md Masum Billa, 29, Md Titu Mia, 28, and Md Atiqur Rahman,28.
The Rab team conducted the drive following specific complaints by some victims, said Rab-4 commanding officer and additional DIG of police Md Mozammel Haque during a press briefing at Rab media centre on Tuesday.
Fieldworkers of the Society used to target low-income people living in different slums of Mirpur and hooked them promising high interest from investment and installment-based savings with the Society.
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Arrested Shakil and Chan Mia used to allure people promising huge earning from a small investment within a short period of time, Mozammel said.
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