8 fake Rab men held for looting Tk 1cr

Detective Branch of police in an overnight drive on Friday arrested eight people on charge of looting Tk 1.08 crore of a garment factory, identifying themselves as members of Rapid Action Battalion.
Police recovered Tk 40.54 lakh of the looted money and seized a private car during the drive conducted in Dhaka, Gazipur and Tangail.
Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Media Centre, told reporters while addressing a press briefing at the media centre on Saturday.
The arrestees are Md Tohinur Islam, 35, Arifuzzaman Khan, 35, Abu Sayeed, 35, Md Selim, 32, Shajahan, 32, Kabir Hossain, 33, Bibhash Mandal, 35, Akhtaruzzaman Liton, 26,
The DC said three staff of a garment factory of Azmat Group withdrew Tk 1.08 crore from a local bank on January 10.
As they were returning to the factory located at Ashulia, the gang intercepted their car identifying themselves as Rab members, he said.
Later, they tied up the staff and took away the money, he added.