5 Chinese and 1 Taiwanese nationalists were arrested over 2 thousand iPhone and 75 laptops fraud in Cox's Bazar on 9 September at Ramu are came up them to chief judicial magistrate court Coxs bazar and grant 3 days remand. For investigation for this accused by cyber crime case CID asked 5 days remand to know the involvement foreign nationaists and others involvement.
On 21 September around 9 AM they came up to Cox’s Bazar court from Cox's Bazar central Jail. At 10 AM SM Gius Uddin hief Judicial Magistrate heard this case and CID applied for 5 days remand.
On 9 September the 6 foreign Nationalists were arrested from a hotel of Cox’s Bazar. The then time police seized almost two iPhone and 75 laptop. After they were found to cyber crime case. CID has been task investigation. To know more information from them CID asked 5 days remand to the court.
Police sayed 1,938 iPhones were seized as investigators probe an alleged cyber fraud network involving up to 300 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals
A case has been filed against the detainees over allegations of online fraud and cybercrime, the police officer said. The case also mentions 250-300 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals as unidentified accused.
The arrestees are Taiwanese national Wei Ching Wen and Chinese nationals Xu Yangfan, Yan Changsheng, Xu Hajyang, Wu Jianxiong and Zhang Zheming.
According to the police complaint, around 250-300 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals had been staying at Marina Beach Villas Resort in Himchhari, as well as Dream Holiday Resort, Orchid Blue and a residential building called Elias Brothers in the Inani area of Ukhiya.
Police alleged that the foreign nationals had converted a large hall at Marina Beach Villas Resort into a computer lab and constructed six soundproof rooms to carry out their activities in secrecy.
Police raided the resort on August 25. According to the complaint, the Chinese and Taiwanese nationals who were at the property fled through an open beach area behind the resort.
Police subsequently seized 1,938 older-model iPhones, 50 monitors, 44 CPUs, 30 keyboards, two laptops, two printers, an IPS unit, 24 connection boards and other electronic equipment.
According to the complaint, a Chinese national named Zhan Yuan Fan, who allegedly used the name “Babar Ali”, rented the resorts. Pai Leding signed rental agreements with the resort owners, while Wu Zhiping allegedly identified himself as the owner of Jin Xin Construction Company and told police he was in the process of setting up a construction company in Bangladesh.
Police said their investigation found no evidence of such a company.
Police also said the foreign nationals failed to provide satisfactory information about the legality of their stay in Bangladesh, their visas or the purpose of their activities. According to the investigation, they entered Bangladesh at different times on visa-on-arrival.
According to the police complaint, the CTTC team’s preliminary investigation found that the Chinese and Taiwanese group was allegedly involved in organised online financial fraud. The alleged scheme included fabricated market analysis, deceptive inducements, deposits made through cloned or fake trading platforms, and the misappropriation of funds. Police are currently trying to locate and arrest the other accused ans they tried best to find others involvement and arrest who help them to continue this crime in Cox’s Bazar. The investigation team CID Applied 5 days remand and garnd 3 days in the gius uddin court.
SM/CitizenTimes
Report by: Nurul Islam, Cox’s bazar
