Regent Group MD shown arrested in 2 fraud cases

Regent Group Managing Director Masud Parvez was shown arrested today in two fraud cases filed with Uttara Paschim Police Station in July this year.

Metropolitan Magistrate Md Baki Billah passed the order after two inspectors from the Criminal Investigation Department submitted two separate petitions to show Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed and Parvez arrested in the cases.

But the court could not show Shahed arrested in the cases as he is now on a six-day remand in another fraud case.

In his complaint, Haji Eklas Khan of Chhatok in Sunamganj, proprietor of M/S Refat Traders, said Shahed and Masud took stones and sand from him between June 22 and 30 which cost Tk 1,89,73,843.

Later, on July 20, he filed one of the cases against them as they refused to pay the amount.

SM Shipon, proprietor of Taiyaba Trading at Uttara in the capital, said Shahed and Masud took sand from his enterprise on different dates which cost Tk 63 lakh.

The duo gave three cheques against the dues but those cheques bounced for insufficient funds.

He informed the accused about the cheques, but they refused to pay the amount. On July 23, he filed the case against them.

CID Inspector Akram Hossain filed the petition to show them arrested in a Tk 63 lakh fraud case while CID Inspector Abdul Latif filed the other petition to show them arrested in a Tk 1.89 crore fraud.

Shahed was arrested from Satkhira on July 15 when he was trying to leave the country on a boat while Masud was arrested from Gazipur on July 14.

Both of them were arrested after a case was filed against them for issuing fake Covid-19 results and charging the patients.

Meantime, the same court directed Rapid Action Battalion to submit by October 8 the probe report of the case filed against Shahed and 16 others over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.