UNB, Dhaka :
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed eight members of a gang producing fake currency, arrested on Saturday night, on a three-day remand.
Metropolitan Magistrate Tareq Mainul Islam Bhuiyan passed the order when Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police produced them before his court seeking a 10-day remand for each of them.
Earlier on Saturday night, detectives arrested the eight gangsters along with forged currency worth about Tk 1.10 crore and currency-making materials from the city’s Mirpur area.
The arrested are Rafiqul Islam, Based Ali, Dulal Hossain, Shafiqul Islam alias Rasel, Rafiqul Islam, Kamal Farazi, Santu Hawlader and Monir Khan.
Briefing reporters at the DMP Media Centre on Sunday, Joint Commissioner (DB) Monirul Islam said a special DB team, based on secret information, conducted a drive at the house of one Abdus Salam at 189/1/A Falguni Road under Mirpur police station around 9:10pm on Saturday.
The sleuths arrested fake currency-maker Based Ali and recovered 200 fake notes of Tk 1000 denomination each from his possession.
During preliminary interrogation, Based revealed that he is a professional fake currency trader. He started this illegal business 5-6 years back, Joint Commissioner Monir said quoting Based.
He also divulged that Rafiqul Islam, the ringleader of the syndicate, was staying at a house in Middle Paikpara where he has been making forged currency, Monirul said.
Following his statement, the detectives raided the house at 188/5/E Middle Paikpara and arrested the seven other syndicate members from there.
They also recovered fake currency to the tune of Tk 86 lakh, partially printed forged notes worth about Tk 24 lakh and currency-making equipment, added the DB official.
During interrogation, Rafiqul Islam confessed that he had been running the business for the last 9-10 years setting up factories in different areas of the city.
