Police have arrested two people in Kirtipur Union of Naogaon Sadar Upazila on charges of extorting money from ordinary people by pretending to be a fake DB police officer. They were arrested with the help of local people and handed over to the police.
The arrested are Md. Sarwar Hossain Apu (32) and Md. Shamim Hossain (31), residents of Badalgachhi Upazila.
According to police sources, on September 27, at around 9:30 pm, the two men identified themselves as DB police in Kadimpur village of Kirtipur union under Naogaon Sadar police station. At that time, they showed a gold-colored medal and handcuff-like item they had with them and demanded money by threatening the locals with arrest.
Locals detained them when they found the matter suspicious. Later, when they called 999, Naogaon Sadar Police Station reached the spot, detained them and took them to the police station. Jalil Sardar of Kadimpur village filed a complaint against them at the police station.
Locals claim that the two arrested men have been extorting money from several people in the village by posing as DB police officers at various times over the past month. During police interrogation, the arrested men have confessed to the incident.
They were later sent to jail through the court. The district police said that strict legal action will be taken against those involved in fraud and extortion using fake police identities.
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