A case has been filed against Salman Bin Rashid Shah Saim ,MD of Flight Expert, an online airline ticket booking platform, his father and three others for embezzling money of its customers.
Mezbah Uddin, Officer-in-Charge of Motijheel Police Station, said Bipul Sarkar, a customer of the travel agency, filed the case with Motijheel Police Station for fraudulence.
Police also arrested three employee—Sakib Hossain, 32, Head of Finance of the travel agency, its chief commercial officer Sayed Ahmed, 40 and chief operating officer AKM Sadat Hossain,32.
Earlier, Syeed Ahmed lodged a general diary on behalf of the travel agency after its MD Salman fled the country.
According to the general diary, MD Salman in a WhatsApp group of the company left a message saying he is leaving the country.
The customers' financial transactions are now at risk and some customers are threatening the staff, according to the GD.
Widespread anger and concern spread on social media after the Flight Expert website was found down on Saturday.
Many customers expressed worry about their bookings and future travel plans on various social media platforms.