Court Correspondent :
Customs Intelligence pressed charges against Apan Jewellers owner Dildar Ahmed Selim on February 23 in a money laundering case.
Md Delwar Hossain, Assistant Revenue Officer of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department (CIID) and the Investigation Officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet of the case to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka. The information was disclosed on Tuesday on behalf of the General Registration branch of the CMM Court. On August 12, 2017, Customs Intelligence lodged the case against Dildar with Ramna Model Police Station of the capital.
Dildar was made accused in three cases filed with Ramna, Dhanmondi and Uttara Pashchim police stations, while his brothers, Gulzar Ahmed and Azad Ahmed are accused in two cases filed with Gulshan Police Station.
According to the case statements, the accused imported around 15 maunds of gold and diamonds allegedly “dodging tax”. On October 23, of 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 they surrendered in three separate courts of Dhaka. However, later, they secured bail from different courts on different dates.
