Qcoom scam: RJ Nirob remanded in fraud case

A Dhaka court on Friday placed Humayun Kabir Nirob alias RJ Nirob, head of sales and communication and public relation officer of e-commerce company Qcoom, on a one-day remand in a fraud and embezzlement case.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Mahmuda Akhter passed the remand order, said Hafiz Al Faruk, additional deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Tejgaon division).

Earlier in the day, Nirob was arrested from Adabar area, he said. He told The Business Post a victim had filed a case against Nirob with Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station on Thursday night.

After his arrest, Nirob was taken to the court at noon. The investigating officer of the case, sub-inspector Ruhul Amin, petitioned for a five-day remand.

After the hearing, the judge granted a one-day remand. According to the case statement, Abdullah Khan Shaishab filed the case against six named and four to five unnamed Qcoom officials.

The named accused are Qcoom Managing Director Md Ripon Mia, his wife Syeda Tasmina Tarin, Chairman Aiyub Ali, Nirob, Tanveer Chowdhury Bheer, and Sazedur Rahman Sajeeb.

Shaishab said in the case that he had paid Tk 56.57 lakh for a motorcycle.

He said the company had committed to deliver the product on time but now had closed all activities, embezzling his money.

On October 4, detectives arrested Qcoom Managing Director Md Ripon Mia.

Police said he had embezzled around Tk 250 crore through Qcoom.