Phansidewa, March 05: After a nine-month long absence, the prime accused of the fraud gang, Mohammad Shahidul, has been arrested along with one of his accomplices.
It is said that on May 28 last year, Phansidewa police raided West Nijbazar and Hagragachha after allegations of looting money from common people under the guise of an online shop.
A large number of bank accounts, ATMs, cheque books, voter ID cards and Aadhaar cards were recovered during the raid. However, Shahidul managed to escape after getting wind of the police action. It is alleged that Shahidul used to rent bank accounts of common people and siphon off money from them.
After nine months, the police of Ghoshpukur outpost successfully arrested him. His accomplice Anil Gop was also taken into custody. The arrested persons were produced in the Siliguri Sub-Divisional Court on Wednesday.
