A Bhojpuri film actor and three engineers were arrested from a house at Ashok Nagar in Kankerbagh for suspected links with a West Asia-based money-laundering racket.
The Special Task Force (STF) personnel handed over their custody to the city police, who, in turn, would conduct further investigations into their modus operandi. Terror links cannot be ruled out, sources said.
The arrested persons were identified as Brajesh Srivastava, Wasim Akram, Rahul Kumar and Ashraf Ali, all residents of Gopalganj and Bettiah districts and aged between 23 and 25 years.
Srivastava plays negative roles in Bhojpuri films. The three others are diploma engineers. The trio studied in Bangalore.
“Total 21 ATM cards of different banks, a laptop, 20 SIM cards, several PAN cards, driving licences under different names and other documents have been recovered from their possession. The team also seized some United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan currency,” said a senior STF officer. The arrested persons were being grilled till reports last came in.
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