KM Rubel, Faridpur: DB police have arrested six members of brokers, fraudsters and extortionists from FaridpurSadarHospital area.

The district detective police confirmed the information to the media through a press release issued by the DB police at 2pm on Friday.

The detainees are Sheikh Ripon (38), Mosa. Jharna Begum (40) Mosa. Lipi Ali (30), Mosa. Champa Akhter (20), Mosa. Bina Akter (30), Mosa. Helena Begum (45). All the detainees live in different areas of Faridpur.

Allegedly, they forcibly snatched prescriptions from incoming patients and charged commissions from shopkeepers for charging more than the actual price of the medicine at their own pharmacy. Defendants display a variety of threats and intimidation when patients and patients who come for treatment refuse to go with their brokers, including the above brokers, or refuse to pay extra.

District Detective Police (DB) officer in charge. Rakibul Islam said that the staffs of different units working in the hospital help them in this task by providing information about the patients who come to their hospital. In addition, they are known as Dapat because they work in the staff or master role of the hospital.

He further said that legal action has been taken against the above accused.