Tahsan, Mithila, Shabnam Faria likely face arrest any time

Actor and singer Tahsan Rahman Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Shabnam Faria could be arrested at any time in a fraud case filed by a customer of e-commerce company Evali, police said.

“They are under our watch and likely to be arrested any time,” Deputy Commissioner Sajjadur Rahman of the Dhaka metro police’s Ramna Division told the reporters at his office on Friday.

One Saad Sam Rahman started the case with Dhaka’s Dhanmondi police station on December 4 accusing them of embezzling Tk3.18 lakh.

The embattled e-commerce platform’s managing director Mohammad Rassel and his wife Shamima Nasrin, who served as the chairman of Evaly, have been also named in the case, investigating officer, Sub-inspector Md Rajib Hossain told the media late on Thursday.

The plaintiff claimed that he had ordered products worth hundreds of thousands of taka from Evaly, which were never delivered to him. Charges of aiding and abetting fraud have been brought against actors in the case.

Tahsan and Mithila were brand ambassadors of Evaly while Shabnam Faria served as the head of public relations.

“Evaly founder Rassel and chairman Shamima have been formally arrested in the case. We have opened an investigation. Legal actions will be taken against the others if their involvement is found,” said Sub-Inspector Rajib, the investigating officer.

The Rapid Action Battalion arrested Rassel and Shamima in September this year in connection with a lawsuit filed by a customer alleging fraud. They have been behind the bars since then.

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