'Eastern European among suspects in ATM forgery'

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit has identified four to five people involved in ATM card forgery.

Of them, one is suspected to be a from Eastern Europe, said DIG and also chief of the newly formed counter terrorism unit Monirul Islam.

Monirul was addressing at a press briefing on Wednesday at DMP Media Centre.

“Presently, the unit is working to clear the footage to identify the suspect,” he said, adding: “Once it is done, they would move to arrest them.”

The suspected men are under watch of police, he continued.

Moreover, the unit is also trying to identify whether any bank IT department officers were involved in the offence.

“Once the arrest is made, the bank officers’ involvement issue will also be clear.”