'Tarot Father' arrested over cheating

Staff Correspondent: Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested 'Tarot Father' over cheating in name of telling prediction through 'tarot card reading' on Facebook.

He was identified as S M Jahangir Reza alias Radbi Reza, 30.

Radbi used to demand ransom after calling people at his home who wanted to know their fate.

He was arrested on specific allegations, said CID.

Mollah Nazrul Islam, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Organised Crime Department, came up with the information at a press briefing at CID office of the capital's Malibag on Friday noon.

He said, "Radbi on Thursday was arrested in a case filed with Jatrabari Police Station on February 12."

"He had a website (ww.daartarot.com) and a tarot card consultancy farm of so called government approved," he added.

"Law enforcers seized tarot cards, GPS jammers, 22 so called pearls, 28 incenses, two attar (perfume) of Istanbul, water bottle used to cheating, three mobile phones, two CPUs and camera for live chatting or video from his possession," Mollah Nazrul said.

Earlier on January 14, 2012, Sher-e-Banglanagar police arrested him along with 20 smuggling motorbikes. 

 

risingbd/Dhaka/March 02, 2018/Nur/A K Azad