DHAKA, April 3, 2026 (BSS) - A court here has placed alleged fraud ring 
member Ripon Mia on a three-day remand for impersonating a Sub-Inspector (SI) 
of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)'s cyber unit to cheat victims.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ismail passed the order last evening after 
police produced the accused before the court seeking a seven-day remand, SI 
Tarek ul Islam, an official of the General Registration Branch for the 
Khilkhet Police Station at the court, confirmed to BSS.

Ripon Mia, 24, was arrested by the CID's Cyber Police Center (CPC) unit from 
a residence at Falguni Housing Area under Ashulia Police Station in Dhaka 
district late Wednesday night. Four mobile phones and eight SIM cards used in 
committing the fraud were seized during the drive.

According to case documents, a victim lost his iPhone-15 mobile phone near 
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) area in the capital on January 
7.

Later, the victim contacted a fake Facebook account and was given a WhatsApp 
number while attempting to recover the phone. Upon contacting the number, the 
fraudster introduced himself as "SI Iqbal Hossain" of the CID cyber unit and 
promised to recover the phone.

The accused later collected Taka 5,000 from the victim through bKash as a 
recovery fee and subsequently cut off all communication. The victim then 
filed a case with Khilkhet Police Station.

Using the same method, the fraud ring also allegedly swindled another victim 
out of Taka 72,700, sources added.