Fake magistrate held in Dinajpur

DINAJPUR, June 21 (BSS): Dinajpur Kotwali police arrested a fake female magistrate along with her assistant on the charge of taking Tk 0.80 million (8 lakh) from a number of people on the promise of giving jobs in government office.

The arrested fake magistrate was identified as Ishrat Jahan alias Anika Tasneem Sarkar, daughter of Shahjahan Ali Sarkar Putu of Katabari Maholla of Phulbari Upazila of the district, while her assistant as Shahadat Hossain, son of Tariqul Islam of Ghughudanga village of Sadar upazila.

A special team of Dinajpur Kotwali Police detained the fake female magistrate Anika Tasneem Sarkar and her assistant Shahadat Hossain on Wednesday night with the help of victim Al Amin.

Dinajpur Sadar Court Police Inspector AKM Liaquat Ali confirmed the matter to the journalists Thursday night.

He said that the arrested fake magistrate made a confessional statement before the judge of the Dinajpur Sadar Senior Judicial Magistrate Court admitting her guilt.

After recording the statement Judge Lyman Roy ordered them to be sent to the Dinajpur District Jail on Thursday night.