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BROKERS-RANGPUR (with picture)
Three brokers held in Rangpur
RANGPUR, April 28, 2021 (BSS) – Members of Detective Branch (DB) of Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP) in separate drives arrested three brokers from Dhap area in the metropolis on Tuesday afternoon.
“The brokers were held while harassing patients who came to get treatments at different private diagnostic centres in Dhap area near Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RpMCH),” a press release said here today.
The arrested are: Md Khairul Islam, 52, of Dhap Sarderpara area, Md Helal Mian, 37, of Uttam Hasna bazar area and Md Khorshed Alam, 50, of Niyamat Padardighee area in the metropolis.
There have been incidents of cheating and harassment of patients by brokers at different hospitals and private sector health service providing facilities in Dhap area near RpMCH and its adjoining areas in the metropolis for a long time.
“Following such allegations, the DB police of RpMP conducted sudden raids and arrested the three members of some organised gangs of brokers and fraudsters red-handed from the area,” the release added.
After filing a case against the arrested, the DB police handed them over to Kotwali Police Station of RpMP today.
Under supervision of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DB and Media) of RpMP Uttam Prasad Pathak, Sub-inspector (SI) Laku Sarker and Assistant Sub-inspector Md Sahedul Islam and other policemen participated in the raids.
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