Sumon built flats, plots through Bitcoin business
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested 12 people, including Ismail Hossain Sumon alias Coin Sumon, on charges of money laundering and online fraud in the country in the name of unlawful Bitcoin business. Sumon has generated various business establishments and flats, plots, super shops etc by earning illegal money through Bitcoin scamming, regarding to RAB sources.
The other arrested are Abul Bashar Rubel, 28, Arman Piyas, 31, Raihan Alam Siddiqui, 28, Mohammad Jobayer, 18, Mehedi Hasan Rahat, 24, Mehedi Hasan, 19, Rakibul Hasan, 23, Rakibul Islam, 22, Solaiman Islam, 21, Mohammad Zakaria, 18 and Arafat Hossain, 22.
Commander Khandaker Al Moin, Director (Law and Media Branch) of RAB Headquarters, confirmed the problem at a press conference held at RAB Media Center in Dhaka on Monday afternoon.
During the procedure, 29 desktop computers, 3 laptops, 15 cell phones, a tablet telephone and various documents had been seized from them.
A good team of RAB-1 conducted an procedure in North Badda section of the capital around 2.30 pm on Sunday, said Khandaker Al Moin. From there, the team arrested 12 people, including Sumon and seized the materials found in various fraudulent activities.
“Ismail Hossain Sumon alias Coin Sumon, the first choice of the gang, started a good children’s toy and clothes business in a tiny shop found in 2013 and later set up an outsourcing marketing enterprise called ‘Basic Bizz Marketing’ to transport on his unlawful Bitcoin business behind that,” the state added.
