4 Jubok staff handed over to cops
Chandpur municipal mayor Nasiruddin handed over four officials of Jubo Karmasangsthan Society (Jubok) to the Chandpur Model police station yesterday on charge of embezzling Tk 35 crore of its members.
Jubok members alleged that they had deposited their hard earned money over the years with the organization with a hope to getting a handsome amount but they were deceived.
Nasiruddin handed them over to police as several hundred members of Jubok on February 19 pleaded to him. The victims also went to law enforcers to recover their money.
The arrestees are Chandpur district coordinator of the organization Md Fazlul Haque Prodhan, area manager Rajib Poddar, assistant area manager Md Harun and Faridganj upazila area manager Swapan.
Fazlul Haque has been on the run since a Jubok member filed a case against him.
Some other Jubok officials including area manager Md Solaiman are also on the run.
The municipal mayor asked Jubok officials to be present at the municipality office yesterday morning with accounts of all transactions. Jubok officials confessed to mayor that they had taken Tk 35 crore from their members but failed to provide detailed statement.
Several hundred people were waiting outside the municipality premises to get back their money. At one stage they brought out protest procession in the town.
Meanwhile, Jubok chief coordinator Md Fazlul Haque, in writing, apprised the Chandpur municipal mayor yesterday the organization collected Tk 20.25 crore from 3500 members of Chandpur Sadar upazila.
The amount now has increased to Tk Tk 37.30 crore with commission and profit, he said.
Chandpur Model thana sub-inspector Swapan said, there are several allegations of cheating subscribers against the arrestees.
No fresh cases were filed against the four arrested Jubok officials till writing of this report.
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