Two members of online gambling ring arrested in Brahmanbaria

Two alleged members of online gambling ring arrested in Brahmanbaria.

BRAHMANBARIA, Sept 11 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested two alleged members of an online gambling ring while they were playing online gambling inside a hair salon in the Gokarnaghat area of Brahmanbaria municipality.

The arrestees were identified as Md Joy, 22, and Md Salam Mia, 35, both from Gokarnaghat Dakkhipara.

The arrests were made late Thursday night following a tip-off, said a RAB-9 press release issued to the media on Friday.

According to a press release signed by RAB-9 Sylhet office Media Officer and Additional Superintendent of Police KM Shahidul Islam Sohag, an operational team of CPC-1 Brahmanbaria conducted a raid at Digital Hair Cutting Salon near the Three-Road Junction in Gokarnaghat Dakshinpara.

The team arrested Joy and Salam while they were allegedly engaged in online gambling.

A mobile phone allegedly used for gambling was also recovered from them, the release said.

During preliminary interrogation, the two told RAB that they had been playing online gambling while sitting inside the salon.

RAB said an examination of the recovered mobile phone found various evidence of online gambling.

A case was filed against the two under the Gambling Prevention Act with Sadar Model Police Station, and they were later handed over to police. - UNB