RAB 2 arrested a fake journalist from the capital’s Farmgate area yesterday morning. The detained Mohammad Mahmud, 27, was conning people with offers of media jobs in exchange for money.
RAB-2 Commanding Officer Lt Col SM Masud Rana said Mahmud targeted young people interested to work in electronic and print media houses through advertisements in news dailies.
CO Masud said: “If anyone contacted Mahmud, he introduced himself as a high official in the media industry and charged them Tk20,000-50,000, to be sent through Bkash, with the promise of desired jobs.”
RAB arrested him after they received a complaint against one of his advertisements that appeared on March 7 issue of the daily Bangladesh Protidin.
