A fake member of Bangladesh Army was arrested at Rajarhat upazila in Kurigram district early Friday.
Arrested Maidul Islam, 40, is a resident of Bakhenda village in the upazila.
Rajarhat Police Station officer in-charge (OC) Md Raju Sarkar said Maidul swindled Tk 7.7 lakh from a man in Feni district with alluring him to give job in the Army by impersonating himself as an army member.
Later, the victim filed a case with Feni Sadar Police Station in this connection.
Feni Sadar police with the help of Rajarhat police conducted a drive in the village and arrested Maidul.
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