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BSS, Rangpur

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized a fake gold-statue and arrested so-called cheat, locally known as 'Jiner Badsha', from Hajirhat area under Sadar upazila here last evening, RAB and police sources said.

Acting on a tip off, a special team of the RAB conducted a raid and arrested cheat Belal Hossain, 35, son of Nurul Hossain of Satkolmi Hatiardaho under Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district.

The RAB also seized the fake gold-statue, made by galvanizing the lead-statue with gold layers from his possession from the spot.

The cheat was arrested while he was cheating one Moktar Hossain through the statue at Taka 75,000 to the later.

The RAB filed a case in this connection against the cheat and handed him over to Rangpur Kotwali police station from where he was sent to the jail hajat yesterday, the sources said.