LALMONIRHAT, Nov 8, 2025 (BSS) - The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested two members of an inter-district fraud ring accused of embezzling money from bank accounts by hacking Gmail IDs used for business transactions.

According to a press release issued by the office of the Lalmonirhat Superintendent of Police on Saturday morning, police arrested them following a case filed by Md. Jabed Ali, a resident of Shakhati area in Kaliganj upazila.

Jabed Ali, owner of Satta Traders, alleged that the fraudsters hacked the Gmail ID linked to his business's banking activities and transferred money from his account without authorization.

On September 7, around 2 pm, Jabed Ali transferred Taka 30 lakh from his account at Purba Sindurga UCB Bank to his personal account.

 Within minutes, unknown persons fraudulently transferred Taka 17 lakh 54 thousand from that account to another account at City Bank through five consecutive transactions.
 
A special DB team later conducted an operation in Jangalpasha village under Bhanga Police Station in Faridpur district, arresting two accused individuals Md. Jonayed, 41, son of Hachen Faraji and Dukhai Matabbar, 47, son of Shah Matabbar.

During initial interrogation, both suspects confessed to their involvement in the crime, police said. 

The duo is active members of a long-running inter-district fraud syndicate that has been targeting individuals and businesses through digital platforms.

The DB police stated that legal action is underway against the arrested individuals.