Staff Reporter : Police have seized a large quantity of Akij bidis with fake bandrolls during a raid at Sarkar Hat Bazar in Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong. The raid was conducted by Hathazari Model Police Station around 5 pm on Wednesday. Three accused were arrested in the incident. Later, they were sent to jail through a court on Thursday.
According to sources from Hathazari Model Police Station, some unscrupulous groups have been marketing fake bidis in various markets of Chittagong for a long time by evading huge amounts of government revenue. Based on a secret tip-off, seventy-five thousand (75,000) sticks of fake band-rolled Akij bidis were seized during a raid at Sarkar Hat Bazar in Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong. Three people were arrested during the raid. The arrested persons are Moinuddin Naeem, Md. Matin and Abu Bakkar.
A case was filed under Section 25(A)/25(D) of the Special Powers Act, 1974 for the crime of selling fake bidis. Case number 20(7)25. Later, they were sent to jail on Thursday through the court.
Abu Muhmud Kawsar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Hathazari Model Police Station, said, ” A huge quantity of fake bidis has been seized based on secret information. A case has been filed under the Special Powers Act of 1974 in this incident. The accused have been arrested . Our drive against fakes will continue.”
