Fraud, drug cases: Charges pressed against Regent Group Chairman Shahed

Police have pressed charges against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed in fraud and drug cases filed with Uttara Paschim Police Station in July this year.

Md Ijaj Uddin, an inspector of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and also the investigation officer of the fraud case, submitted a charge sheet against Shahed and four others on December 27.

The fraud case was filed for misappropriating Tk 31,43,500 from a businessman and the drug case was filed against Shahed also in July for possessing five bottles of foreign liquor and 10 bottles of phensidyl.

Later on December 17, Md Jahidur Rahman, an inspector of the detective branch of police and also the investigation officer of the drug case, submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Metropiltan Magistrate's Court of Dhaka.

Earlier on September 28, Shahed, an accused in over 56 cases, was convicted for life in an arms case.