Police have arrested six people on charges of cheating and looting money and seized Tk 57.50 lakh from their possessions in the city’s Mirpur area.
The arrestees were identified as Md Mohsin Munshi, Md Mazaharul Islam, Md Rezaul Karim, Taiyab, Md Humayun Kabir and Noor Mohammad alias Natu.
Mohammad Maksedur Rahman, deputy commissioner (DC) of Mirpur Division under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), briefed journalists at DMP Media Center about the incident, reports BSS.
He said the police also recovered a pistol-like gas lighter, six mobile phone sets and an iron almirah along with Tk 57.50 lakh from their possessions.
Rahman said Md Harunur Rashid Bhuya (60), a resident of Dhanmondi, purchased 2nd, 3rd and 8th floors of a 10-storey under construction building at Dhanmondi Road 4/A from Nafco Developer Company Limited at Tk 3.75 crore with a deed of Tk 30 lakh as “baina” advanced. Later, the buyer paid Tk 1.23 lakh on different dates at times.
He said Deputy Managing Director (DMD) Faisal Sheikh and managing director (MD) of Nafco Developer Company called the buyer on mobile phone to come to house no-9/2, Block-B, Section-06, Road No-05 under Mirpur Model Police Station on Tuesday. They (developers) also told the victim to bring money for registration of those flats.
He also said following the request of the MD and DMD of the company, on Tuesday at 6:10pm, the victim along with his family members went to Nafco Developer Company office with Tk 72.80 lakh in two bags.
At that time, an unidentified person took the victim to the 6th floor with Tk 32.80, while the victim's wife kept the remaining Tk 40 lakh in another bag in their car parked at the parking zone of the office, he added.
Later, DMD Faisal Sheikh along with unknown 20/25 persons wearing masks threatened the victim to shoot with a pistol-like object and beat him. They also took Tk 32.80 and locked them in a room, the DC added.
He said the unidentified persons also beat the victim's wife, son, daughter and driver who were in the parking lot and took another Tk 40 lakh, gold chain (one bhori) and five mobile phone sets from them.
They also locked them in a room, next to DMD Faisal Sheikh's office, from outside. The victim’s family members came out from the room when an unknown person opened the door hearing screams, he added.
Mirpur police went to the spot and rescued the victims after getting information as surrounding people rushed to the spot by hearing their screams.
Later, Pallabi Police Station conducted raids on the area and arrested criminals. Police also recovered Tk 57.50 and other evidence from them.
On interrogation, the arrested persons told police that Faisal Sheikh was involved in the incident. They also committed such fraud and embezzled money several times.
Police have been conducting operations to arrest others involved in the incident.
A case was filed in Mirpur Model Police Station on Wednesday in this regard.
