Court Correspondent :
Customs Intelligence pressed charges against owners of Apan Jewellers: Gulzar Ahmed and Azad Ahmed in connection with two money laundering cases.
Investigation Officer Arif Hossain (IO) and also Assistant Revenue Officer of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department (CIID) on March 3 submitted two separate charge-sheets against the brothers to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka. It has been learnt from the court yesterday.
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 of the capital on August 12, 2017.
On February 28, Md Delwar Hossain, Assistant Revenue Officer of CIID submitted a charge- sheet against another Apan Jewellers owner Dildar Ahmed Salim to the same court in a case filed with Ramna Police Station of the city on August 12, 2017.
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, “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 the jail after their surrender in three separate courts of Dhaka , seeking bail in five cases.
Later, the trio got bail from different courts on different dates.
