ACC sues 3 businessmen in Ctg

The Anti-Corruption Commission, Chittagong yesterday sued three businessmen, including an Indian, over money laundering and tax evasion.
The accused are Abdul Malek, proprietor of Seba Enterprise in Dhaka; Md Anwar Hossain, partner in AR Syndicate in Dhaka; and Kuchimanchi RVS Mehar, head of branch operations of SGS of India Private Ltd in Kolkata.
Md Sirajul Haque, ACC deputy assistant director in Chittagong, filed the case with Bandar Police Station accusing them of laundering Tk 19.96 lakh and evading tax of Tk 10.43 lakh.
Md Morshed Alam, deputy director of ACC, told The Daily Star that on September 29, 2011, Malek opened an LC for importing 7,200 kilogrammes of different commodities, including shaving parts, sewing needles, and wooden pencils from India.
On January 15, 2012, during physical examination it was unearthed that the commodities' net weight was more than that shown in the documents, he added.