Police detained three fake journalists including a female from the Technical road area in South Surma upazila yesterday on charge of extorting money from a principal of a local college.
The detainees are Belayet Hossain Sabuj, 27, son of Mohi Uddin Ahmed, of Hatimganj Nijtola village in Golapganj upazila; Subro Chandra Shil, son of Sibu Chandra Shil, of the village and Farhana Begum, 20, daughter of late Moti Miah, of Karimpur Derai upazila of Sunamganj.
South Surma police outpost SI Shafiqul Islam Khan said the trio went to the residence of Sylhet Vocational School and College Principal Md Saidur around 2pm and demanded Tk25,000 threatening to make fabricated reports involving him. At one stage, the principal called his neighbours who caught the fake journalists and informed police.
Police seized a camera, six mobile phones, two modems and a microphone of unknown satellite channel named “Channel 7” from their possession, the SI continued. A case was filed against them in this connection.
