Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) has arrested five members of the online gambling platform. The arrested are – Md. Sirajul Islam aka Wasim (33), Md. Monirul Islam alias Munna (34), Md. Shariful Islam (45), Abdul Hakim and Md. Tanveer Islam alias Sohag (35).
During this time, 9 mobile phones, 1 lakh 17 thousand 200 taka, a Singer Android TV, a router, a diary and a mini pad were seized from them, said the Superintendent of Police of Public Relations and Awareness Department of ATU.
On Wednesday (April 12), ATU Superintendent of Police Mohammad Aslam Khan said that Sirajul Islam alias Wasim was arrested from Takipur Madhyapara in Rajshahi through a special operation. When he was interrogated, the name and address of the other accomplice came out. Based on this information, Monirul Islam alias Munna was arrested. Others were then arrested one by one.
He also said that some persons including the arrested super-agent were constantly conducting online gambling activities while sitting in the shop inside Abul Hossain Market of Paba Upazila Gate.
The Superintendent of Police said that those arrested are an organized gang of online shoe dealers. They used various online gambling apps to lure common people by gambling. The gang was raking in huge amounts of money illegally through illegal e-transactions and cash transactions using mobile banking, inducing online gambling for fraudulent purposes. A case has been filed against them under the Digital Security Act.