Touhid Afridi shown arrested in fraud case

Police produced Afridi before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court here today.

The investigating officer of the case, filed with Wari Police Station in the capital, submitted an application seeking to show him arrested in the case. After a hearing, Metropolitan Magistrate Md Hasan Shahadat granted the application and ordered that he be sent back to jail.

According to the case statement, on January 13, 2025, an online fraud ring contacted the complainant through WhatsApp and Telegram, allegedly luring the victim with promises of employment. The group then encouraged the victim to invest money in several stages. 

After initially returning a small amount of money to gain the victim’s trust, the accused allegedly collected larger sums over time. Although they promised to return the money with profits, a total of Taka 235,000 was allegedly misappropriated from the victim.

Following the incident, victim of the fraudulent activities Syeda Ashfah Toyaha Dyuti filed a case with Wari Police Station against unidentified suspects.

The report also noted that Afridi was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from Barishal on August 24 last year, reports BSS.