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RAJSHAHI: Police have arrested two youths in Rajshahi for their alleged involvement in online gambling and betting.
Five mobile phones and a private car were seized during the operation. Police also found seven online gambling accounts and five betting apps on the arrested youths’ phones.
The information was disclosed in a press release issued by the media wing of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) on Friday (November 6).
Earlier, a team of Damkura Police Station under the RMP arrested them during a raid in the Shitlai area around 4am on Thursday (November 5).
The arrestees were identified as Aman Ullah Aman, 27, and Sakibul Islam, 26, both from Shitlai Gobindapur village. Another person, identified as Masum, 35, fled during the operation.
Police said three smartphones and a feature phone were seized from Aman. The devices contained seven SIM cards, two phone numbers linked to bKash and Nagad accounts, four online gambling and betting accounts, and two apps.
Meanwhile, a smartphone seized from Sakibul contained two SIM cards, three phone numbers linked to bKash and Nagad accounts, three online gambling accounts and three apps.
During preliminary interrogation, the arrested youths said they had been involved in online gambling for a long time using various apps and websites in collaboration with Masum, who remains at large.
A case has been filed against the two arrested youths under the Gambling Prevention Act at Damkura Police Station. They were subsequently sent to jail through court orders.
Police are trying to arrest Masum.