CU student arrested for Rs 2.5 lakh fraud

KOLKATA: The Amherst Street police arrested a student of Calcutta University for allegedly duping his fellow hosteller of Rs 2.5 lakh by promising him a job as a primary school teacher.
The police said they had nabbed Monirul Islam Hossain, a resident of Gosaba and a student of Islamic history, following the complaint lodged by Addus Salam.
According to the police, Salam claimed that Hossain had offered him a primary teacher’s job and asked him to pay Rs 8 lakh for this.
After much persuasion, the accused agreed to settle the matter for Rs 2.5 lakh.
After receiving the money, the accused showed no signs of handing out the appointment letter to the complainant, despite repeated reminders.
Cops are investigating the case after the accused revealed that the money had been passed on to someone else.