Ex-cop held with Tk 27 lakh
The arrestee was identified as Kabir Hossain Sheikh, a former Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained a former policeman with Tk 27 lakh in Dhaka on early Monday. The arrestee was identified as Kabir Hossain Sheikh, a former Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police.
Kabir was arrested from Hatirjheel area, confirmed RAB’s Assistant Director (legal and media wing) Mizanur Rahman.
RAB stopped Kabir’s car at a checkpost though the vehicle had a police sticker. Kabir also showed his police ID to the RAB personnel.
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However, RAB searched the vehicle on suspicion and found the cash. Later, his identification card was also found fake after running a verification, said Mizanur.
“The cop was suspended in 2018 as he was sentenced in a case filed by his family member,” added RAB.
During the primary interrogation, the arrestee confessed that he had been working as a middleman faking his suspension.
