Charges pressed against owners of Apan Jewellers in money laundering cases
Customs Intelligence has pressed charges against owners of Apan Jewellers Gulzar Ahmed and Azad Ahmed in connection with two money laundering cases.
Investigation Officer Arif Hossain, also Assistant Revenue Officer of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department (CIID) on March 3 submitted two separate charge sheets against the brothers to Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka, court sources said today.
Gulzar Ahmed was made accused in two cases, while Azad Ahmed was accused in one case. Both cases were filed against them with Gulshan Police Station on August 12, 2017.
On February 28, Md Delwar Hossain, Assistant Revenue Officer of CIID submitted the charge sheet against another Apan Jewellers owner Dildar Ahmed Salim to the same court in connection with a ---case filed with Ramna Police Station on August 12, 2017.
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Other than these, two more cases were filed with Dhanmondi and Uttara Pashchim police stations the same day.
According to the statements of the cases, the accused imported around 15 maunds of gold and diamonds by "dodging tax".
On October 23 the same year, two Dhaka courts issued arrest warrants against three brothers.
The following day, Dildar and two others were sent to jail after their surrender before three separate Dhaka courts, seeking bail in five cases.
The trio got bail from different courts on different dates.
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