Dhaka: The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), a specialized unit of Bangladesh Police, busted a fraud gang and arrested five of its members from Pallabi in Dhaka on Friday.

The gang is said to have misappropriated huge amounts of money from a number of people with the lure of jobs.

Md Harun Ur Rashid (alias Ram Nath Takore), 56; Sanaj Saha (alias Ujjal Chowdhury or G Mostafa Kamal), 46; Shamsul Alam Mujumder (alias Kupa Shamsu or Mizanur Rahman); Aminul Islam (alias Amin), 37; and Muksedur Rahman Akan (alias Al Amin), 38.

Based on secret information, a special team of PBI (Dhaka Metro) conducted a raid at Pallabi thana area on Friday and arrested the five frauds, said Special Police Super of PBI (Dhaka Metro) Abul Kalam Azad.

The arrestees had been cheating people taking huge amounts of money alluring them with the promise of good jobs, he said.

The PBI started investigating the matter after receiving a complaint from a retired government officer known as Md Firoj Khan.

Firoz Khan registered a general Diary with Khilgaon police station on June 5, stating that a gang of cheaters misappropriated around Tk 7.75 lakh from him with the promise of a good, stable job.

Based on the allegation, the PBI started investigation and arrested the five gangsters.