Money receipt forgery in passport making : 5 held
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Our Correspondent
MANIKGANJ, Mar 17: In an overnight operation in different areas in Manikganj district and Dhamrai in Dhaka district Monday, the police arrested five persons, including a Sonali Bank official, for their alleged involvement in money receipt forgery in passport making.
They also seized fake bank money receipts, rubber stamp, and many other fake papers and materials.
The arrestees were cashier of Sonali Bank Manikganj branch Subal Kumer Sutradhar, it's night guard Nazrul Islam, DC pool driver Hassan Ahmed, Ikbal Hossain of South Sewta in Manikganj town and Razzak of Ghior in Manikganj.
Police super Sheikh Muhammad Maruf Hassan told the journalists that a group of people had been engaged in the money receipt forgery for a long time and misappropriated millions of taka.
The miscreants took money from the passport seekers in the name of passport making and timely delivery.
The gang members made fake money receipts and later submit those to the passport office.
Getting the money receipt, the passport authority prepares the passport and hands them over to the owner, the SP said.
Manikganj Passport Officer Chowdhury Samia Yasmin found 17 same scroll numbers of money receipt which were submitted to the office Sunday.
She informed the matter to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ataur Rahman.
The DC called the police and arrested Hasan on the spot.
With the confessional statement of Hassan, the police arrested Ikbal from his house at South Sewta in Manikganj town and seized fake bank money receipts, its stamp, and many other fake papers and materials.
The police in their overnight operation arrested Razzak from his house at Ghior, Nazrul Islam from his house at Uttar Kaunnara in Saturia upazila in Manikganj district and Subal Kumer Sutradhar from his house at Kayetpur of Dhamrai in Dhaka.
A probe committee has been formed to investigate the matter with Assistant Deputy Commissioner (ADC-General) Mosleh Uddin as its chief.
The other members are Assistant Police Superintendent (Sadar Circle) AKM Ikbal Pathan, Sonali Bank Manager KM Farhad Hossain, magistrates Nazmul Noman, Naznin Wares and Habibur Rahman Hakim. They will submit their report within 72 hours from Monday.
Manikganj Passport Officer Chowdhury Samia Yasmin filed cases against the alleged people with Manikganj Sadar Police Station.
MANIKGANJ, Mar 17: In an overnight operation in different areas in Manikganj district and Dhamrai in Dhaka district Monday, the police arrested five persons, including a Sonali Bank official, for their alleged involvement in money receipt forgery in passport making.
They also seized fake bank money receipts, rubber stamp, and many other fake papers and materials.
The arrestees were cashier of Sonali Bank Manikganj branch Subal Kumer Sutradhar, it's night guard Nazrul Islam, DC pool driver Hassan Ahmed, Ikbal Hossain of South Sewta in Manikganj town and Razzak of Ghior in Manikganj.
Police super Sheikh Muhammad Maruf Hassan told the journalists that a group of people had been engaged in the money receipt forgery for a long time and misappropriated millions of taka.
The miscreants took money from the passport seekers in the name of passport making and timely delivery.
The gang members made fake money receipts and later submit those to the passport office.
Getting the money receipt, the passport authority prepares the passport and hands them over to the owner, the SP said.
Manikganj Passport Officer Chowdhury Samia Yasmin found 17 same scroll numbers of money receipt which were submitted to the office Sunday.
She informed the matter to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ataur Rahman.
The DC called the police and arrested Hasan on the spot.
With the confessional statement of Hassan, the police arrested Ikbal from his house at South Sewta in Manikganj town and seized fake bank money receipts, its stamp, and many other fake papers and materials.
The police in their overnight operation arrested Razzak from his house at Ghior, Nazrul Islam from his house at Uttar Kaunnara in Saturia upazila in Manikganj district and Subal Kumer Sutradhar from his house at Kayetpur of Dhamrai in Dhaka.
A probe committee has been formed to investigate the matter with Assistant Deputy Commissioner (ADC-General) Mosleh Uddin as its chief.
The other members are Assistant Police Superintendent (Sadar Circle) AKM Ikbal Pathan, Sonali Bank Manager KM Farhad Hossain, magistrates Nazmul Noman, Naznin Wares and Habibur Rahman Hakim. They will submit their report within 72 hours from Monday.
Manikganj Passport Officer Chowdhury Samia Yasmin filed cases against the alleged people with Manikganj Sadar Police Station.