Police have arrested four members of an alleged fraud ring in Char Fasson’s Dularhat police station area on charges of swindling people by promising to double their gold through the help of “jinn.”

According to police and the case statement, a woman identified as Khadija, a resident of Ward No. 5 under Mujibnagar Union in Dularhat, filed a complaint naming six accused.

In her complaint, she alleged that the accused lured victims by claiming they could summon “jinn” to double gold. Using this deception, they allegedly misappropriated a total of 10 bhori and 11 ana of gold along with Tk 52,000 in cash from different individuals.

Acting on the complaint, Dularhat Police conducted a raid and arrested four members of the alleged fraud syndicate, which police said had been active for a long time.

The arrestees were identified as Mukta, 26, wife of Al-Amin; Ruma, wife of Mamun; Swapan Farazi, 50, son of Abdul Latif; and Al-Amin, 26, son of Swapan Farazi. They were detained from Ward No. 5 of Nurabad Union.

Police said legal proceedings are underway in connection with the case, while efforts are continuing to arrest the remaining accused.