Cheque fraud gang busted in Chattogram
The copies of the cheques mentioned a total of Tk 12.64 crore
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has apprehended three persons who allegedly are involved in cheque forgery. The elite battalion recovered 73 photocopies of cheques issued by several banks from a rented house at Panchshil area in Chattogram.
The copies of the cheques mentioned a total of Tk 12.64 crore. The arrestees are — Kazi Priya Akter Mukta, 44, Jahirul Haque Mridha, 41, and Rezaul Karim, 43.
Assistant Director (Media) of RAB-7 Md Mahmudul Hasan Mamun said the gang was busted on Wednesday morning.
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Moreover, a total of 21 fabricated cheques, 14 blank cheques, 14 photocopies of blank cheques, 213 fake indentures, 32 blank stamps and 5 fake national ID cards were also seized from their possession.
RAB official Mahmudul said the arrested confessed that they had been conning people for a long. A case was filed with the local police station in the end.
