Tk 70.82 crore money laundering case: 3 close associates of PK Halder placed on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed three close associates of PK Halder on a five-day remand each in connection with a Tk 70.82 crore money laundering case.

The accused are International Leasing and Financial Services (ILFS) former Acting Managing Director Syed Abed Hasan, Vice-president Nahida Runai and Senior Manager Rafsan Riad Chowdhury.

Judge (in-charge) Rabiul Alam of the Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka passed the order after Anti-Corruption Commission Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, also investigation officer of the case, produced them before it with a five-day remand prayer this evening, ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir told The Daily Star.

Syed Abed Hasan told the court that the loan was sanctioned following the proper process. They are not direct beneficiaries here, he claimed before the judge.

Two other accused, Nahida and Rafsan, did not say anything before the court.

Earlier in the day, the trio were arrested from the capital in connection with the case.

On January 24, the ACC filed a case against 24 people with its Integrated District Office-1 of Dhaka where PK Halder was made prime accused.

According to the prosecution, accused Abed, Nahida and Rafsan in collusion with PK Halder and others accused sanctioned Tk 70.82 crore as loan with fake documents and disbursed it to the fake company "Anan Chemical Ltd".