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Police arrests six for sneaking Tk 268 cr under fake e-commerce trade
DHAKA, Nov 3, 2020 (BSS) – Police have arrested six people from the capital on charge of committing fraud and embezzling Taka 268 crore from people in the name of operating illegal e-commerce trade.
A team of cyber and special crime department of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested them after carrying out drive at city’s Mohammadpur and Kalabagan area.
The arrestees were identified as Alamin Prodhan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SPC World Express Limited, M Jashim, Executive Officer, M Manik Mia, Manager (account), M Tanvir Ahammed, Manager (products), M Pavel Sarker, Assistant Manager (products) and Nadim M Yasir Ullah, Office Assistant.
“An organized crime prevention team of cyber and special crime department under detective branch has arrested four following a drive at company office in F Haque tower, Kalabaghan on October 26 and then other two kingpins were also arrested by the police on Monday”, said Additional Police Commissioner (DB) KM Hafiz Akhter in a press briefing at DMP media center here today.
Based on information, the DB official said police conducted the drive as the online multilevel marketing company–SPC World Express Limited–
was operating unlawful business and embezzling huge amount of money from people in exchange of giving them extra commission.
A case has been filed with Kalabagan police station in this connection. Police recovered a Harrier private car, two pick-up vans, six laptops, two routers, two passport and various documents from their possessions.
The SPC World Express Limited, which started its operation in January 1, this year, trapped people through hundreds of social media and youtube posting, took e-commerce license and opened over 22.26 lakh subscribers ID in the last ten months after charging an amount of Taka 1200 from each subscribers ID.
“The agency chief and other officials together embezzled nearly Taka 268 crore from its 22,26,668 registered subscribers where five lakhs were expatriate Bangladeshis in seventeen foreign countries”, according to the police.
The company has five different branded cars and is operating eight bank accounts, which was revealed after the primary police investigation.
“This sort of multilevel marketing business is totally illegal as per the law of the land as they are operating commission based business,” said Mir Modasser Hossen, deputy police commissioner of cyber and special crime department.
The company is selling only some limited items like alovera shampoo, face wash, rice, pulse and chili powder to its registered subscribers as an strategy of keeping their business hidden, said Additional deputy commissioner Fazlur Rahman.
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