A raiding team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two men in Kishoreganj for their alleged involvement in a cyber fraud ring that swindled Tk94.19 lakh from a job seeker through a fake job offer on the Telegram messaging application.
The arrestees have been identified as Md Julhas Uddin and Prohar.
According to the CID, an operational team raided an area under Kishoreganj Sadar Police Station at around 8pm on 17 September and arrested Md Julhas Uddin. Based on information provided by Julhas, law enforcers subsequently arrested his co-accused, Prohar.
According to the case statement, the complainant, Mehedi Haq Nion, received a job offer on 24 August 2025 via a Telegram ID for an organisation named “Zales” Jewellery. After inspecting the organisation’s website, Nion expressed interest in the job.
The fraud ring then cleverly generated a phishing link to direct him to a fraudulent website.
Initially, the victim was offered opportunities to earn commissions by completing online orders. Later, enticing him with promises of higher profits, the fraudsters persuaded him to invest various sums of money.
At one stage, the syndicate instructed Nion to complete 90 orders across multiple rounds.
While completing the orders, various profit amounts were displayed in the victim’s account on the website. However, the fraudsters subsequently demanded additional cash deposits under various pretexts to complete the orders and withdraw the displayed earnings.
Believing the fraudsters, Nion transferred money in multiple instalments into several bank accounts. Through these tactics, the fraud ring embezzled a total of Tk94,19,000 from him.
