4 people of fake recruitment racket arrested in Dhaka

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in different raids in the capital last night arrested four fraudsters of a fake recruitment racket who embezzled crores of taka.

The arrestees are Shamim Ahmed alias Mostafa Monir alias Mosharraf (45), Tanzila Sultana Somampti (25), Shariful Islam (37) and Bazlur Rashid (48).

In disguise, they would promise lucrative jobs to jobseekers at Biman Bangladesh Airlines or any government office, CID Additional DIG Sheikh Omar Farooq told a press briefing today at its headquarters.

The CID official said Shamim was the ringleader of the racket and he worked at a clearing and forwarding (C&F) company. He has embezzled more than Tk 80 lakh, according to CID.

Shamim used to identify himself as the acting chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and sometimes as the managing director. Tanzila claimed to be a flight attendant and ticketing officer.

Bazlur Rashid used to call himself Shamim's bodyguard, the official said.

If there was a circular for recruitment at the airline, they targeted the jobseekers and they used to take Tk 13-16 lakh from each candidate.

During primary interrogation, Shamim, however, told the CID that he had contacts with senior Biman officials. CID official Omar Farooq said, "The accused has revealed involvement of some Biman Bangladesh officials. We are investigating it."

The CID seized fake appointment letters and fake airhostess uniforms from the arrestees.