5 frauds sent to jail for demanding bribe posing as ACC officials

BSS
Published On: 02 Jul 2025, 16:40

DHAKA, July 2, 2025 (BSS) - A court here today sent to jail five members of an alleged fraud gang in a case lodged for demanding bribes and trying to extort money from innocent civilians, posing as officials of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

The five accused are- Selim, 40, Md Tarikul Islam, 40, Md Atik, 38, Md Abdul Hai Sohagh, 35, and Md Sohagh Patwari, 40.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Israt Jenifar Jerin passed the order as police produced the five accused before the court after end of their two-day remand in the case and pleaded to keep them behind bars till the end of probe.

The ACC on June 28 detained four accused from Mugda area in the capital, and following information gathered from them in the primary interrogation, detained Md Sohagh Patwari with the help from Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).

ACC assistant director Sazzad Hossain filed the case with the Ramna Police Station.

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