Police in Gangachhara sub-district, Rangpur, have arrested a young man named Leon for allegedly impersonating an officer of the National Security Intelligence (NSI), defrauding a college student’s family of 1.05 million BDT, and subjecting the young woman to sexual assault. The victim’s father lodged a formal case at Gangachhara Model Station on Wednesday, naming Leon alongside his parents as co-accused in the criminal complaint.
According to the case statement and local police records, Leon established contact with the college student’s family by presenting forged credentials identifying himself as an active NSI officer. Over time, he promised to marry the student while offering various professional inducements to her relatives, leveraging his fraudulent persona to extract 1.05 million BDT in separate instalments. Investigations reveal that Leon frequently took the young woman to various locations under the pretence that she was his legally wedded wife, coercing her into physical relationships.
The situation culminated on Tuesday morning around 8:30 AM when Leon entered the victim’s residence and assaulted her inside her private room. Hearing her cries for help, family members and neighbours rushed to the scene and caught the suspect red-handed. An incensed mob subjected Leon to a physical thrashing before local police arrived. Officers rescued the suspect, arranged medical treatment for his injuries at the Gangachhara Upazila Health Complex, and subsequently brought him into custody.
During the arrest, officers seized a forged marriage affidavit alongside a fake NSI identification card from Leon’s possession. Preliminary police inquiries revealed that Leon is already married and has previously employed identical tactics to deceive and financially exploit multiple women across the region.
Abdus Sabur, Officer-in-Charge of Gangachhara Model Station, confirmed that the forged documents were formally logged as evidence and that the court remanded the suspect to prison following his initial appearance. Investigators are actively examining the extent to which the suspect’s parents assisted or participated in the fraudulent scheme.
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