BSS
  29 Jan 2025, 15:34

Police returns 363 stolen mobile phones to owners 

JHENAIDAH, Jan 29, 2025 (BSS) - Police has returned 363 stolen mobile phones 
to their actual owners after recovery. 

According to Jhenaidah Cyber Crime Investigation Cell, police handed over the 
phones to their actual owners which were lost at different times in the last 
year, said Cyber Crime Investigation Cell Officer Khalid Hasan on Tuesday.

In addition, a team of the cell arrested several members of a fraud and 
hacking gang using digital platforms and revealed the mystery of clueless 
murders. 

The Cyber Cell also recovered Taka 18.42 lakh against 82 General Diaries 
(GDs) claimed by bKash and Nagad in Jhenaidah and returned it to their actual 
customers. 

Khalid Hasan said this special police team has provided IT assistance to 
6,852 people from six upazilas of the district. 

A fraudulent gang was embezzling money from old-age allowance, widow 
allowance, and student stipend money through bKash, Rocket, Nagad and Upay by 
impersonating customer care people and hacking OTP. Members of such a gang 
were arrested and six mobile phones and 10 SIM cards were recovered from 
their possession, he said.

The Cyber Crime Investigation Cell is working to nab criminals involved with 
different crimes in the district, he added.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Finance and Administration) Md. Imran 
Zakaria told BSS, "Our Cyber Crime Investigation Cell is very smart. Due to 
the monitoring of senior police officers, the cell has achieved great success 
in the last one year. We are working to ensure the desired services of the 
people."