The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested six people for allegedly stealing crores of rupees by trapping online porn videos. Moosa, the ringleader, operated video live streaming sites through more than 120 agencies in the country.
This information was given by the head of CTTC in a press conference at DMP media center on Thursday afternoon. Asaduzzaman.
Before this, on Wednesday, raids were conducted in various areas of the country including Dhaka and the accused were arrested. They are Abu Musa Imran Ahmed Sani, Md. Abu Shama, Fatima Akhtar, Shayla Akhtar, Shah Arman and Md. Salim. Meanwhile, 11 mobile phones, 17 SIM cards, 2 laptops, check books of various banks and debit-credit cards were seized from them.
CTTC chief. Asaduzzaman said, “According to the steps taken by the government, obscenity and porno sites have been closed one after another in the country. However, cybercriminals continue their criminal activities with new techniques. The new porn industry in Bangladesh has been embezzling money and illegally smuggling money abroad by streaming live porn videos on online platforms as a strategy.
Through regular cyber patrolling by CTTC’s Cybercrime Investigation Division on the online platform, an international video live platform came to know about the unethical activities of Top Class Entertainment’s mobile application Dream Live. Later, Abu Musa Imran Ahmed Sani and his associates were identified as the owner of that online mobile application site in Bangladesh. Aarti Musa operated the video live streaming site through more than 120 agencies across the country.
The CTTC chief said, “Musa and his associates have siphoned off huge amounts of money through illegal e-transactions of unauthorized virtual diamonds and virtual game coins.” A review of Musa Bank and Mobile Financial Services account statements revealed illegal transactions worth around Tk 30 crore in the last 3 months. The gang has admitted to embezzling huge amount of money through fraud and smuggling it abroad with mutual connivance.’
