DHAKA, July 30, 2025 (BSS) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday arrested two suspected members of an organized fraud ring for their involvement in cheating people by impersonating insurance company officials from Rupganj in Narayanganj district.
 
 The arrested have been identified as Tanvir Hossain (42), son of Abu Hossain, and Touhiduzzaman Tuhin (31), son of Md. Anwar Hossain.
 
 The duo was apprehended in a raid at Rupganj area of Narayanganj district on Tuesday night based on secret information, said a press release. 
 
 Several mobile phones, SIM cards, checkbooks of various banks, fake identity cards and documents related to financial transactions used in the fraud were seized during the operation.
 
 Of the arrestees, Tanvir worked in an insurance company for a long time, gaining a clear idea about the internal structure, information and management of the organization.
 
 Using that experience, he formed a gang and engaged in a planned fraud with his associates.
 
 The members of this gang sometimes introduced themselves as "Head of Mortgage and Loan", sometimes as "Commercial Manager" or "Managing Director (MD)" and established contact with officials of various insurance companies in the country.
 
 Then, using fake identities, they submitted large insurance requisitions and established trust with the concerned officials. They used to embezzle money through mobile financial services.
 
 A person named Kashem (pseudonym) was a victim of this fraud and filed a complaint with the Cyber Police Center of the CID.
 
 Then, a regular case was registered under sections 406/419/420 of the Penal Code with Paltan Model Police Station on June 30 last.
 
 During the initial interrogation, the arrested persons confessed to their involvement in the fraud.
 
 The CID has received complaints from several other victims against them, who have been victims of similar fraud.
 
The case is currently under investigation by the CID's Cyber Investigation and Operations Unit.