An impostor, who posed as a senior assistant secretary to the prime minister’s office, was caught red-handed from the finance ministry yesterday.
Masud Rana Patwary, the fake official, was handed over to the police of the secretariat’s security branch, while a case was also filed against him with Shahbag police station, on charges of illegal entrance to the secretariat and fraudulence.
Mashiur Rahman, additional deputy commissioner of secretariat police, told journalists that Masud went to the finance minister’s personal secretary SM Zakaria’s office yesterday and sought an appointment with the minister, after identifying himself as an officer of BCS 24th batch.
However, Masud tried to flee when Zakaria challenged his identity. Police constable Abdur Rahman managed to apprehend the impostor and handed him over to the secretariat police.
Mashiur informed that Masud originally hails from Agla Panchgaon of Chandpur district and has a dredging business.
The accused allegedly went to meet the finance minister for getting a job recommendation for his wife.
