Detective Branch (DB) of Gulshan Division under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested four members of a fraud gang who were involved in forgery by using account information of master card and visa card holders, reports BSS.
The detainees are Md Sohel Mir, Md Nazmul Hossain, Parul and Md Tara Mia.
On Friday, a team of DB Gulshan conducted several raids in the city, Faridpur and Savar areas and arrested them.
Additional Commissioner of DMP Mohammad Harun-or Rasheed disclosed details about the arrest and the gang at his office compound on Saturday.
He said as visa and master cards are being used for electronic payment, shopping and withdrawal of money from ATM booths and mobile recharging in any country of the world, the gang taking this opportunity to hack accounts of card users and withdraw money.
Several cases were filed with Gulshan, Banani and Hatirjheel police stations in this regard and the arrestees were sent to the court seeking remand, Harun said.
Efforts are underway to arrest other members of the gang, he added.
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