Staff Reporter :
Anti-Corruption Commission submitted a charge sheet on Thursday against online casino “kingpin” Selim Prodhan in a case filed over amassing Tk 57.79 crore illegally and laundering about Tk 22 crore to Thailand and the US.
ACC deputy director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Senior Special Judge’s Court.
Selim, who came to the fore in 2019 when law enforcement agency conducted drives against illegal casinos, allegedly amassed the wealth from online casino business, say investigators.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police submitted a charge-sheet against him and his five associates on September 24 last year over the laundering of Tk 13 crore abroad.
Selim was arrested from a Bangkok-bound Thai Airways flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on September 30, 2019 over his alleged involvement in running an online casino business.
Later that night, the Rapid Action Battalion raided his office and residence in Gulshan and arrested his partners Akhtaruzzaman, Roman and Masum.
Anti-Corruption Commission submitted a charge sheet on Thursday against online casino “kingpin” Selim Prodhan in a case filed over amassing Tk 57.79 crore illegally and laundering about Tk 22 crore to Thailand and the US.
ACC deputy director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Senior Special Judge’s Court.
Selim, who came to the fore in 2019 when law enforcement agency conducted drives against illegal casinos, allegedly amassed the wealth from online casino business, say investigators.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police submitted a charge-sheet against him and his five associates on September 24 last year over the laundering of Tk 13 crore abroad.
Selim was arrested from a Bangkok-bound Thai Airways flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on September 30, 2019 over his alleged involvement in running an online casino business.
Later that night, the Rapid Action Battalion raided his office and residence in Gulshan and arrested his partners Akhtaruzzaman, Roman and Masum.
