The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to seek remand for Shuvra Rani Ghosh, an associate of Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder, for her alleged involvement in a fraud case involving 87.6 crore taka.
Shuvra was arrested by ACC’s investigation team led by deputy director Gulshan Anwar Prodhan from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport earlier on Sunday. She was attempting to flee Dhaka after returning to the country from the USA on a Qatar Airways flight at 2am.
ACC director (public relations) and spokesman Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya said, "We arrested her from the airport while she was fleeing the country as she is now under ACC investigation over allegations of embezzling 87.6 crore taka from International Finance".
The commission will seek remand for Shuvra Rani Ghosh after producing her before court, Pranab Kumar Bhattachariya said.
ACC on Sunday filed a case against Shuvra over the allegation. ACC also filed four other cases against PK Halder and his 29 associates on Sunday.
The anti-corruption watchdog has so far arrested 4 of PK Haldar’s cohorts in connection with the scam.
PK Halder was the managing director of NRB Global Bank and International Leasing and Finance Service Ltd which is enlisted at the stock market.
ACC in its primary investigation finds that PK Halder siphoned off 3600 crore taka while he was in charge of People's Leasing international, People's Leasing and Financial Services, FAS Finance and Investment Limited and Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company.
ACC on August 10 last year served notice to PK Halder and five others to face ACC interrogation for their alleged involvement in the scam.
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