Posing as RAB, Tk 1 crore snatched from Nagad: 5 including former army-police members remanded

Staff Correspondent

A court has granted a six-day remand for five individuals, including two former members of the army and police, arrested for snatching Tk 1.08 crore from a distributor representative of mobile financial service ‘Nagad’ in Uttara, Dhaka, by posing as RAB members.

The remanded individuals are—former army sergeant Jalal Uddin alias Rabiul (43), dismissed police member Golam Mostafa alias Shahin (55), and their associates Imdadul Sharif alias Nayan (28), Saiful Islam Shipon (35), and Md. Hasan (28).

On June 19, Thursday, the investigating officer of the case, Sub-Inspector Suman Mia of Uttara West Police Station, produced the accused before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam’s court and sought a 10-day remand for each. After the hearing, the magistrate granted a six-day remand for each. The information was confirmed by Atiqul Islam, Assistant Sub-Inspector of the court’s prosecution department.

Police said the accused were arrested during raids in different parts of the capital at 1:45 am on Thursday. The remand application stated that the two former members of the army and police were leading the snatching gang.

Police sources revealed that on June 14, around 8:50 am, four individuals left the residence of MD Abdul Khaleq Nayan, a local distributor of Nagad in Sector-13, Road-12 of Uttara, with Tk 1,22,98,000 in two bags on two motorcycles. As soon as they reached the front of the house, a black microbus intercepted them.

Then, 8-10 armed individuals in RAB uniforms, identifying themselves as RAB members, held the motorcycle riders hostage, snatched the bags full of money, and fled the scene.

CCTV footage of the incident shows the black microbus blocking the motorcycles. Several individuals in RAB uniforms quickly emerged, chased one victim, and eventually caught and dragged him into the microbus despite his attempt to flee.

Following the incident, Nagad’s money distributor Md. Abdur Rahman filed a case at Uttara West Police Station on June 14. Police began the investigation based on the case and identified and arrested the suspects with the help of CCTV footage and technology.

Police say the gang may be involved in larger-scale snatching and fraud attempts. The investigation team believes more information will emerge during their interrogation.