Fraud syndicate on the prowl

Victims include retired joint secretary, vice-president of AB Bank

A group of frauds have cheated dozens of people in a job-offer scam, including a retired joint secretary of the public administration ministry and a former vice-president of AB Bank.
 Although the police claimed that they are trying to arrest the culprits, the victims alleged that the law enforcers have been negligent and have accepted bribes from the fraud group.
 Shipon Bhuyian, one of the victims hailing from Goadanael Bhuyianpara under Siddirganj of Narayanganj district, has lodged a general diary with Dhanmondhi Police Station against these frauds. He claimed that police have refused to record a criminal case against the fraud group.
 According to the general diary (GD No: 478 , Date 10-05-2016), Bhuyian saw an advertisement in a national daily and applied for a job in the Sunway Group, located at House# 2, Road# 15( New), Mirpur Road in the city’s Dhanmondhi area. Like him, Masud Alam (retired vice-president of AB Bank), Nasirul Islam and Abdul Hai also applied for jobs in the organisation, which is a fake company advertised by the group of frauds.
They paid the frauds Tk. 1,350,000 as security deposit and signed a deed with revenue stamps.
After working at the company for a month, the prime accused, who introduced himself as Iftekhar Chowdhury, managing director of the Sunway Group, and his associate Faysal Ahmed, director of the company, informed Bhuyian and the other employees on May 10 that the office would remain closed on that day. When they went to the office later, they found it locked, said Bhuyian.
 Masud Alam said: “After retiring from my job, I was feeling bored. When I saw the advertisement, I decided to apply for the job as it would allow me to pass time while earning a handsome salary.”
Replying to a question, Alam said: “They offered me Tk. 119,000 for the post of general manager (admin) of the group. They took Tk. 150,000 from me as security deposit.”
He said he became suspicious when they demanded the security money but agreed because the salary was substantial.
 Md Abdur Rashid, who had retired as joint secretary of the public administration ministry on May 5 last year, also became a victim of the same fraud group. Describing the incident, he said: “They appointed me as their advisor and in writing committed to pay me Tk. 194,000 per month. I paid them Tk. 50,000 through money receipt.”
The former bureaucrat added he found the office locked after a few days after his appointment.
About taking legal steps, Rashid said: “Some of us have lodged general diaries in this connection, but I am going to file a criminal case after I obtain the permanent addresses and other details of the fraud syndicate members.”
 Replying to a question, Rashid said that police have taken bribes from the accused persons, which is why they are not taking any action.  According to sources, the fraud gang also took Tk. 700,000 from government official Md Abdul Hai. They took huge amounts of money from Abdul Mohit Dewan, Md Humayun Kabir, Md Nazmul Hasan, Rana Ahmed, Dr Md Gulam Mortuza, Md Zakir Hossain, Ovinash Chandra and Md Mobassher Ali.
 Talking to The Independent yesterday, Nur A Azam, officer-in-charge of Dhanmondhi Police Station, confirmed the incidents of fraud. He said they are trying to arrest the accused, but no progress has been made in this connection.
He denied the allegation that the police have accepted bribes. “If anyone comes to file a case, we shall accept the case. But fraud cases now go either to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) or the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for investigation,” he said.

 

Fraud syndicate on the prowl

Victims include retired joint secretary, vice-president of AB Bank

A group of frauds have cheated dozens of people in a job-offer scam, including a retired joint secretary of the public administration ministry and a former vice-president of AB Bank. Although the police claimed that they are trying to arrest the culprits, the victims alleged that the law enforcers have been negligent and have accepted bribes from the fraud group. Shipon Bhuyian, one of the victims hailing from Goadanael Bhuyianpara under Siddirganj of Narayanganj district, has lodged a general diary with Dhanmondhi Police Station against these frauds. He claimed that police have refused to record a criminal case against the fraud group. According to the general diary (GD No: 478 , Date 10-05-2016), Bhuyian saw an advertisement in a national daily and applied for a job in the Sunway Group, located at House# 2, Road# 15( New), Mirpur Road in the citys Dhanmondhi area. Like him, Masud Alam (retired vice-president of AB Bank), Nasirul Islam and Abdul Hai also applied for jobs in the organisation, which is a fake company advertised by the group of frauds. They paid the frauds Tk. 1,350,000 as security deposit and signed a deed with revenue stamps. After working at the company for a month, the prime accused, who introduced himself as Iftekhar Chowdhury, managing director of the Sunway Group, and his associate Faysal Ahmed, director of the company, informed Bhuyian and the other employees on May 10 that the office would remain closed on that day. When they went to the office later, they found it locked, said Bhuyian. Masud Alam said: After retiring from my job, I was feeling bored. When I saw the advertisement, I decided to apply for the job as it would allow me to pass time while earning a handsome salary. Replying to a question, Alam said: They offered me Tk. 119,000 for the post of general manager (admin) of the group. They took Tk. 150,000 from me as security deposit. He said he became suspicious when they demanded the security money but agreed because the salary was substantial. Md Abdur Rashid, who had retired as joint secretary of the public administration ministry on May 5 last year, also became a victim of the same fraud group. Describing the incident, he said: They appointed me as their advisor and in writing committed to pay me Tk. 194,000 per month. I paid them Tk. 50,000 through money receipt. The former bureaucrat added he found the office locked after a few days after his appointment. About taking legal steps, Rashid said: Some of us have lodged general diaries in this connection, but I am going to file a criminal case after I obtain the permanent addresses and other details of the fraud syndicate members. Replying to a question, Rashid said that police have taken bribes from the accused persons, which is why they are not taking any action. According to sources, the fraud gang also took Tk. 700,000 from government official Md Abdul Hai. They took huge amounts of money from Abdul Mohit Dewan, Md Humayun Kabir, Md Nazmul Hasan, Rana Ahmed, Dr Md Gulam Mortuza, Md Zakir Hossain, Ovinash Chandra and Md Mobassher Ali. Talking to The Independent yesterday, Nur A Azam, officer-in-charge of Dhanmondhi Police Station, confirmed the incidents of fraud. He said they are trying to arrest the accused, but no progress has been made in this connection. He denied the allegation that the police have accepted bribes. If anyone comes to file a case, we shall accept the case. But fraud cases now go either to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) or the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for investigation, he said.