Satkhira: Police today returned a total of 108 recovered mobile phones of different brands and Tk.3.60 lakh to their rightful owners, who lost money through mobile banking fraud, in the district. The Cyber Crime Investigation Unit of district police recovered the mobile phones, which had been lost, stolen or robbed at different times, along with Tk.3.60 lakh embezzled through mobile banking fraud.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Monirul Islam handed over the items to their owners at a function held at the police lines premises. He stated that the Cyber Crime Investigation Unit recovered Tk 360,000, lost through mobile banking fraud, and handed it over to 20 rightful owners.
Police sources revealed that around 225 general dairies (GDs) were filed with various police stations of the district from July to September. With the cooperation of the Cyber Crime Investigation Unit, 108 of the lost mobile phones were recovered and Tk.360,260 was recovered from fraudsters who were engaged in bKash and Nagad fraudulence.
In addition to recovering lost items, police provided information and counseling services to eight women who were harassed on social media and recovered 21 hacked Facebook, imo, and WhatsApp accounts. Additional SP Md Mukit Hossain Khan and other officials were also present at the time.