The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday approved 12 fresh cases against former banker Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder and his associates over embezzling Tk 5.23 billion from FAS Finance & Investment Ltd.
The accused took a total of Tk 130 billion as loans illegally from the financial institution and channelled the funds to 20 fake companies.
Inquiring into the matter, the commission found involvement of PK Halder and 40 other people in the irregularities.
However, the ACC has so far found primary proof of Tk 5.23 billion embezzlement out of total Tk 130 billion, said ACC Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain during a press briefing at the ACC headquarters.
Based on the findings so far, the commission decided to file a total of 13 cases - one has already been lodged with ACC's Dhaka office while the remaining 12 are in the process, he said.
The commission filed the first case against 13 people including PK Halder for their involvement in approving a loan of Tk 440 million to Shuvra Rani Ghosh, owner of a fake company named A and B Trading.
Following the case, FAS Finance Managing Director (MD) Rasel Shahriar was arrested by the commission very recently from the city's Mohammadpur.
The commission will soon file 12 other cases, the ACC secretary added.
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