Dhaka: Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested three members of a counterfeit currency syndicate along with Tk 34 lakh in fake notes and equipment used for producing counterfeit money in separate drives in Uttara Purbo Police Station area and Gazipur city. The arrestees are identified as Md Mijibur Rahman, 38, Md Dulal Mirdha, 40, and Md Mamun, 25.
According to United News of Bangladesh, DB Uttara Division sources revealed that acting on a tip-off, police arrested Mijibur Rahman at around 12:30 pm on Wednesday from Samabaya Bazar (BDR) Market under Uttara Purbo Police Station. Police seized Tk 4 lakh in counterfeit notes and Tk 40,000 in cash, which was from fake currency sales, from his possession.
Based on information provided by Rahman, DB police subsequently conducted a drive at around 2:05 pm the same day in Basan Police Station area of Gazipur city, leading to the arrest of Dulal Mirdha and Mamun. During the operation, police recovered Tk 30 lakh in counterfeit notes along with equipment used for producing fake currency, including a laptop, three color printers, a roll of golden foil paper, 200 security tags, watermark-marked blank papers, 100 sheets printed with one side of Tk 1,000 notes and blank on the other side, two liters of liquid glue in two containers, a cutter, and two dies used for watermark embedding.
DB sources indicated that the arrestees are part of an inter-district counterfeit currency manufacturing gang that had long been producing fake notes and distributing them in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, and other areas. During preliminary interrogation, they reportedly admitted to plans to circulate fake notes through their associates ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha at cattle markets and shopping hubs.
Police reported that the arrestees have multiple cases filed against them in different districts. A case was filed against them under the Special Powers Act at Uttara Purbo Police Station, as stated by Deputy Commissioner Md Naseruddin of the Media and Public Relations Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.