The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested three members of the fraud group named Royal Cheating Department (RCD) group from Uttara in Dhaka.
The arrestees are Abdul Bari alias Afsar Uddin Khan, 65, Rashed alias Rasel, 37, Md Nayem, 43.
PBI Special Police Superintendent MD Jahangir Alam confirmed the matter at a press conference on Sunday morning.
The PBI official said Abdul Bari has been involved in running various scams since 2011. His gang pretends to be successful businessmen to gain people's trust. And then they scam people with promises of land deals and business partnerships with foreigners.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) found six fraud cases across different police stations by checking Permanent Criminal Record Print (PCPR) documents related to Abdul Bari.
In every case, the accused used various tactics to deceive people and swindle large sums of money.
According to the police, the gang asked Tk20 lakh from the plaintiff to become their partner. They promised to use that money to import watches, and the profits from the watch sales would be split evenly among all members. However, once the victim handed over the cash, the gang disappeared.
According to the PBI, the RCD group has numerous active members in the capital. They frequently change locations and have scammed more than crores of taka in recent years.
Accused Bari got out on bail last month and got involved in fraud again.
