4 arrested for swindling money with fake SSC question papers

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested four suspected members of a fraud gang for allegedly swindling money from students by promising access to leaked question papers for the ongoing SSC and equivalent examinations.

CTTC Joint Commissioner Munshi Shahabuddin shared the information during a press briefing held at the DMP Media Center today (25 April).

The arrested individuals were identified as Md Sifat Ahmed Sajib, 22, Md Salman, 22, Md Meshbaul Alam Mahin, 19, and Md Mohiduzzaman Munna, 19. 

He said the group had long been deceiving students and members of the public by collecting money in exchange for supposed question papers. "The questions they provided had no resemblance to the actual exam papers. Their intention was purely financial gain and to undermine the integrity of the ongoing examinations," he added.

According to CTTC, the City Intelligence Analysis Division (CIAD) identified a Facebook page named "SSC-2026 Question Paper Leak Group" during social media monitoring on 20 April. Based on analysis, police conducted a raid at Ashulia around 8:20pm the same day and arrested Md Sifat Ahmed Sajib.

Based on information from Sajib, Md Salman was arrested from Bogura's Dhunat on 23 April. On the same day, Md Mesbaul Alam Mahin was arrested from Dinajpur. Later, based on their information, Md Mohiduzzaman Munna was arrested from Sirajganj yesterday (24 April).

The CTTC official further said inspection of the suspects' mobile phones revealed evidence of involvement in activities related to SSC 2026 question paper leakage claims. The phones have been seized.

A case has been filed against them at the Ramna Police Station, and efforts to arrest others involved in the scam are ongoing, he added.