DHAKA, Jan 11, 2026 (BSS) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested another member of a fraud ring accused of embezzling more than Taka 10 crore by luring victims into fake online investment schemes through Telegram.

The arrestee has been identified as Md Sohel Mia (41), son of late Abdur Razzak and Sobeda Begum, a resident of Baidyanathpur village under Bhaorkhola Union of Meghna upazila in Cumilla district. 

He was arrested on Saturday during a raid conducted by a four-member team of the Cyber Personnel Management and Development Unit of the Cyber Police Center (CPC), CID, in the Dhalpur area under Jatrabari Police Station. 

Special Superintendent of Police (Media) Bangladesh Police, CID, Dhaka Jasim Uddin Khan confirmed the arrest. 

According to the case statement, the fraud ring embezzled Taka 10,10,58,305 from the complainant through four bKash accounts and nine bank accounts.

The complainant stated that in December 2024, he was contacted from an unknown WhatsApp number and offered an online part-time job. 

Initially, he was asked to complete small tasks through a website, for which he received Taka 150, creating trust in the scheme. Gradually, the fraudsters offered higher returns in exchange for investments, promising significant profits.

After completing multiple tasks, the complainant was persuaded to invest increasing amounts of money with assurances of higher returns. Although his online wallet showed credited amounts, he was unable to withdraw the funds. 

The fraudsters later demanded further payments to bKash accounts, threatening that withdrawal would otherwise be blocked. Eventually, the gang fraudulently extracted over Taka 10 crore from him and later issued death threats when he demanded his money back.

Realizing he had been cheated, the victim filed a case (No. 14, dated May 21, 2025) under sections 406, 420, and 34 of the Penal Code, 1860, with Lalbagh Police Station.

Following the filing of the case, the CID launched an investigation and earlier arrested the mastermind of the ring, Nadim (32), on December 5, 2025. 

Nadim later gave a confessional statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), revealing the names of other accomplices.

Based on information obtained through technological analysis, CID arrested Md Sohel Mia, who also confessed to his involvement during preliminary interrogation. 

He has been produced before the court, and further legal proceedings, including a remand application, are underway.

The investigation is being continued by the Cyber Police Center (CPC) of the CID to identify other members of the fraud ring and uncover the full scope of the crime.