Bangladesh
PK Halder PK Halder breaks down into tears during interrogation
Dhaka, May 15, 2022: Former managing director (MD) of NRB Global Bank and Reliance Finance Limited Prashant Kumar (PK) Halder, who was arrested in West Bengal on charges of illicit acquisition and money laundering, has been remanded for three days.
He is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India's Central Intelligence Agency. It is learned that PK Halder broke down in tears during the interrogation.
Apart from PK Halder, Uttam Mitra, Swapan Mitra, Pritish Halder and his son-in-law Sanjeev Halder are being interrogated at the CGO Complex in the eastern part of Salt Lake, Kolkata.
Six people, including PK Haldar, were produced in the Bankshal CBI court late on Saturday (May 14). The court then remanded them for three days.
According to ED sources, PK Haldar alias Shivshankar Haldear is being questioned on various issues. At this time he broke down in tears. Others involved with him are also being questioned.
However, ED sources said that everyone is being interrogated separately. During the interrogation, PK Halder said that he would fully cooperate with the law enforcement agencies.
On the other hand, it is expected that a case will be filed against PK Halder under sections 21 to 22. He will be charged with money laundering, forged passports, Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and ration cards.
Six people, including PK Halder, a former managing director (MD) of NRB Global Bank and Reliance Finance Limited, were arrested from Ashoknagar in West Bengal on Saturday morning on charges of illegal acquisition of assets.
Earlier, the country's intelligence agency found huge amount of money of PK Halder in India. The money was found in PK Haldar's associate Sukumar Mridha in Calcutta. The ED has been conducting raids in various parts of West Bengal since Friday (May 13) morning.
According to the ED, a Bangladeshi named Prashant Halder is fleeing to Canada after embezzling thousands of crores of rupees. His colleague Sukumar Mridha is currently a fish trader in Ward 15 of North 24 Parganas.
Sukumar Mridha's house is also in South 24 Parganas. ED searched his office. The allegation against him is that he traded huge amount of illegal money under the guise of fish business. He is also accused of state-owned bank fraud.
