Rab 3 arrested five people for allegedly operating a fake mobile court in guise of law enforcers in the capital’s Khilgaon Saturday night.
The arrestees are alleged fake magistrate Md Wahiduzzaman, 30, two fake sub-inspectors Mashudul Hasan, 31, and Nazrul Islam, a fake journalist Saiful Islam and driver Bulbul Ahmed, 21.
Rab members presented the arrestees before the journalists at a press conference held at their office in the city Sunday.
During the press briefing Major Imarat Hossain, second-in-command of Rab-3, said acting on a tip-off, the Rab personnel arrested the five people while they were extorting Tk50,000 as fine from water purifying factory named ‘Turag’ in Khilgaon identifying themselves as law enforcers.
The Rab members also seized Tk7,000, a SUV, a motorbike and a video camera from their possession.
“When the fake mobile court had been realising Tk50,000 from Md Mominul Islam, owner of the factory. He then suspected the team to be fake after observing their behavior and challenged the team.”
“At one stage, the factory owner informed the Rab-3 officials, who rushed to the spot and arrested the five persons from there”, said Major Imarat.
He told Dhaka Tribune that those five had been cheating the owners and staffs of different restaurants, water purifying factories, bakeries and others shops for last few days in guise of mobile court.
