Special Response Battalion-13 (SRB-13) has arrested two people involved in a financial fraud ring in Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, posing as government officials. They were arrested in a raid conducted yesterday evening. The arrested are Sohel Mondal (27), son of Aidul Hossain, of Bishwanathpur Paschimpara village under Gobindaganj police station, and Helal Islam (22), son of Hashem Ali. Various tools used in the fraud were recovered from them at that time.
On July 20, 2026, at noon, Aminul Islam, working at the Natore Sadar Upazila Health Complex, was informed through a call on his personal mobile phone that his younger son Tamim Al Mahi had been arrested by the police for drug possession along with some friends. The fraudsters gained Aminul Islam’s trust by speaking in the voice of his son with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The fraudsters told them that in order to release his son, they would have to pay them. Later, as per their demand, Aminul Islam paid a total of Tk 40,000/- in cash in two installments. After paying the money, he came to know about the fraud when he contacted his son directly. He was a victim of fraud by an unknown fraudster and started collecting various information and data regarding the fraud. In this incident, Aminul Islam, who was cheated, filed a fraud case with Natore Sadar Police Station on September 25, 2026 (Case No. 59). Considering the high social importance of this incident, the Special Response Battalion initiated intelligence activities and activities to identify and arrest the fraud ring. On September 25, 2026, at 07.10 pm, a special team of CPC-3, SRB-13, Gaibandha conducted a raid in Bishwanathpur Paschimpara village of Darvast Union under Gobindaganj Police Station of Gaibandha district and arrested the main masterminds of this fraud ring, Sohel Mondal (27) and Helal Islam (22), from their respective residences. During this time, 09 mobile phones used for fraud, a passport and cash of Tk 14,100/- were seized from their custody. During initial interrogation, the arrested persons admitted their involvement in such fraud.
The arrested accused have been handed over to the concerned police station for further legal action.