The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) of Noakhali has arrested an active member of the online-Bikash fraud ring. The arrested Md. Shah Alam (29) is the son of Ershad Mia of Uttar Para Mia Bari of Gazaria village in Brahmanbaria district.

Noakhali Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Superintendent of Police R M Faizur Rahman confirmed the matter on Monday (November 10) afternoon. Earlier, he was arrested from the Karimpur Road area of ​​Chaumuhani Bazar in Begumganj upazila on Sunday afternoon.

The PBI said that in 2023, the accused sent the victim a link to his Facebook ID and agreed to work part-time for 200 taka and added it to his Telegram ID. First, when the plaintiff bought an online product for 260 taka for the first time through the bKash number for 200 taka, 370 taka was returned to the plaintiff along with the dividend. In continuation of this, transactions and product purchases were made on different dates and times. The victim, greedy in the hope of additional profit, sent the latest 13 lakh 38 thousand 688 taka on June 21, 2023, through the defendant's bKash and various apps. Later, when the plaintiff repeatedly requested or requested to return the money or product, the defendant tried to delay the money by using various tricks. Later, the victim suspected that if she deposited another 3 lakh taka in the account named Arshad Ali of the City Bank Brahmanbaria branch, she would send the plaintiff all the money back together with the dividend. Later, the plaintiff filed a case at the Sudharam Model Police Station.

Noakhali Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Superintendent of Police R M Faizur Rahman further said that the accused completed his graduation course in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Chongqing University of Science and Technology, China, with a CGPA of 2.73. He came to the country during the Covid-19 pandemic. After being unemployed for a few days, he got inspired by various fraudulent advertisements online and got involved in fraud. Then, the accused and his elder brother Nur Alam used to cheat people online by promising to provide part-time jobs to people through various apps. Based on secret information, Shah Alam, one of the active members of the fraud ring, was arrested and handed over to the court.