Staff Reporter :
E-commerce platform Akash Neel has reportedly embezzled Tk32 crore from customers in the name of delivering products at discount price, RAB said on Monday.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested two officials of the e-commerce platform from Faridpur on Sunday night. The arrested officials are – Akash Neel’s Managing Director Moshiur Rahman, 28, and
Director Iftekharuzzaman Ronik, 32. In a media briefing on Monday, RAB’s Legal and Media wing Director Commander Khandaker Al Moin said the duo used to sell clothes in New Market area. In 2019, they took a trade license by creating a website and Facebook page in the name of Akash Neel company.
“At first, they set up an office in the capital’s Kathalbagan area and started online home delivery business. But due to the pandemic, they suffered huge loss and could not continue the business. However, following the footsteps of other e-commerce platforms including evaly, they also started giving lucrative offers, discounts and took advance payments from customers,” Al Moin said.
They failed to deliver products to around 9,000 customers. Later, some of the cheated customers filed case against the owners of the e-commerce platform.
The RAB’s director commander said Moshiur Rahman tried to flee United Arab Emirates (UAE).
An UAE bound air ticket was rescued from him. There is no document as they trafficking money abroad, RAB said. RAB said Moshiur Rahman was enjoying a luxurious life by using customers’ money. He appointed his family members at top posts of the company.
“The owners were trying to sell the company to a foreign company but could not succeed,” said the RAB official.
