Staff Reporter :
They are data entry operators of election offices. Having the access to the NID database server, they in collusion with some others created a gang to issue fake National ID cards, helping defaulters to get bank loans using those.
For that the forgery gang charges of Tk 80,000 to100,000.
This horrible news has come out after arrest of five members of the crime team.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) Lalbagh Division’s Detective Branch (DB) on Saturday detained the criminals.
They are Siddharth Shankar Sutradhar (32) and Mohammad Anwarul Islam (28), data entry operators of Khilgaon and Gulshan election offices; Suman Parvez (40), Mohammad Majid (42), and Abdullah Al Mamun (41).
Those who were the loan defaulters were helped get new loan. For that they gave them new NID cards.
DMP’s Lalbagh Division’s Deputy Commissioner Razib Al Masud said, Md Suman Parvez and Md Mazid charged their customers Tk 80,000- 1,00,000 to help them get bank loan. After getting loan they were charged 10 per cent of overall amount.
Siddhartha and Anwar used to charge Tk 35,000 to Tk 40,000 for making each fake NID card.
The investigative official said, there are doctors, engineers and persons of other professions who have received second NID card. Police have already seized 20-25 NID.
According to detectives, arrested Mamun so far took loans of nearly Tk 20 lakh from two private banks with the fake NID.
Besides, the accused told detectives that using fake NIDs, one Milton took loan of Taka three crore from a bank, Yeasir Tk 10 lakh, Saleh Ahmed Tk 15 lakh and Abdul Majid Tk 20 lakh from different banks.
DB Assistant Commissioner Madhusudan Das said Siddharth and Anwar were outsourced three years ago and since then they have been involved with the crime.
During primary interrogation, they admitted that they had so far prepared at least 40 such NID cards.
The operators used to make entry of the dual and fake NIDs in the NID database and it takes at least one month to report the dual NID.
By this time, the fake NID card holders used to apply to get bank loans, Madhusudan, who led the drive, said.
Suman used to approach clients, mostly loan defaulters, as they could not apply for loans with real NID cards, DB officials said.
A case has been filed against them at Mirpur Police Station and detectives are trying to arrest others.
