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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed thirteen cases against as many individuals, including PK Halder, for misappropriating Tk 523 crore.
The anti-corruption watchdog made the move after a primary investigation into the embezzlement of Tk 1,300 crore of FAS Finance and Investment.
One case was filed Tuesday and another 12 on Wednesday, ACC public relation office Deputy Director Muhammad Arif Sadeq told UNB.
He said the filing of the cases was approved as Tk 44 crore was misappropriated by the shell company of PK Halder NB Trading, Tk 45 crore by Nature Enterprise, Tk 30 crore by Nutrical, Tk 42 crore by SA Enterprise, Tk 40 crore by Sukhada, Tk 40 crore by MTB Marine, Tk 45 crore by Hal International, Tk 40 crore by Swandip Corporation, Tk 44 crore by Diya Shipping, Tk 35 crore by Moon Enterprise, Tk 38 crore by Borno, Tk 40 crore by RB and Tk 40 crore by Marine Trust.
The defendants of the cases include former managing director (MD) of International Leasing and Finance Prashanta Kumar Halder, FAS Finance & Investment Limited Chairman Siddiqur Rahman, Vice-Chairman Jahangir Alam, and former MD Russel Shahriar.
The ACC investigation officer arrested Russel from Mohammadpur on Tuesday.
As the MD of FAS Finance, he approved a loan of Tk 500 crore by the board and transferred it to different companies of PK Halder.
Earlier, 14 officials including the FAS Finance chairman, board members, and managing director were barred from travelling abroad.
