Two more cases against Shahed

Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed was recently charged with fraud and drug cases filed with Uttara Paschim Police Station in July this year.

The first case was filed against Shahed and four others on July 17 for misappropriating Tk 31,43,500 from a businessman.

The other case was filed against Shahed on July 19 for possessing five bottles of foreign liquor and 10 bottles of phensidyl.

Md Ijaz Uddin, an inspector of Criminal Investigation Department of police and also the case's investigation officer, on December 27 submitted the charge sheet against Shahed and four others in a fraud case.

The other accused are: Regent Group Managing Director Masud Parvez, Kazi Robiul Islam, director (Finance) of Regent KCS Ltd, Amit Banik, manager (operation) of KCS Ltd, and Saiful Islam Saikot, company secretary of Regent Group.

Of them, Shahed and three others are now in jail, while Saikot is absconding.

The IO appealed to the court to issue an arrest warrant against Saikot as he was shown fugitive in the charge sheet.