Metropolitan Magistrate Quamrunnahar passed the order after the First Information Report (FIR) of the case, sent by Gulshan police, was placed before the court.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gulshan Police Station Obaidul Haque himself took the responsibility of investigating into the matter, court sources said.

Abu Ahmed Jayed An Rabbi on Wednesday filed the case with Gulshan Police Station against Koko and his two brothers-in-law--Mustaqin Reza and Muktaqin Reza--accusing them of extorting a total of Tk 1.20 crore on different dates.

In the case Rabbi, the proprietor of advertising firm Add Media Ltd, said Koko along with his two brothers-in-law came to his office at Gulshan-1 on April 27, 2004.

On arrival, Koko asked Rabbi to appoint his two brothers-in-law as directors of Rabbi's company. As Rabbi declined to appoint them as directors, Koko threatened him with dire consequences. He being frightened sought three days to deliberate, the complainant said in the FIR.

He said three days later Mustaqin Reza and Muktaqin Reza were appointed as directors to the firm without any investment and since then they withdrew Tk 50,000 each as their monthly salaries from the firm. Koko also received Tk 1 lakh every month from the firm, the complainant said accusing Koko, Mustaqin and Muktaqin of extorting him.

Rabbi mentioned in the case that there was a clear indication that if he did not comply with Koko's proposal his life would be in danger.

In the FIR Rabbi also said apart from the amount taken from his firm as salaries, Koko took Tk 2 lakh on May 1, 2003, Tk 6 lakh on August 10, 2004, Tk 3 lakh on October 31, 2005, and Tk 2 lakh on January 9, 2006 from him.