Rab seized sham currencies, busted factories, held 10

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Rapid Action Battalion-5 (Rab in Rajshahi) seized huge quantity of Indian and local forged currencies and forged-currency making equipments busting two dens of criminals in Katabon and Mirpur in Dhaka in last three days.

 

The elite forces arrested total 10 persons in this connection from Rajshahi and Dhaka, said a Rab press release yesterday.

 

The seized fake notes include 492 pieces of Indian Rs 100 and 500 pieces of Tk 100. The seized equipments include a computer, one printing machine, 20 compact disks and an IPS.

 

Rab personnel arrested Aminul Islam and Hasanuzzaman Masud of Boalia areas with many of the seized forged currencies from Rajshahi New Market area on April 1.

 

Following their statement, Rab members found two forged money making factories raiding Katabon and Mirpur areas in Dhaka metropolitan city on April 2 and 3.

 

Persons who werer arrested from Dhaka are – Abdur Rashid of Tangail, Selim of Barishal, Shafiullah, Kamal, Saiful of Dhaka, Babar of Sirajganj, Helal of Rajshahi and Waliul Islam of Chapainawabganj districts.

 

The Rab press release said, legal action in this connection were on way.

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