A case has been filed against celebrities Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila, Shabnam Faria and six others over fraud by a customer of e-commerce platform Evaly. Police said they will be arrested at any time in the case.
Tahsan was the Goodwill ambassador of Evaly, and Mithila was associated with Evaly as the face of the company's lifestyle products. Besides, Shabnam Faria joined as the Chief Public Relations Officer.
Ikram Ali Mia, Officer-in-Charge of Dhanmondi Police Station, told UNB on Friday that Saad Sam, a customer of Evaly, had filed a petition in the court on December 4.
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After the hearing, the court directed the Dhanmondi police station to file a case considering the customer's petition as an FIR after investigating the matter, said the OC.
The OC further said that they have already filed a case and started an investigation in this regard. Legal action will be taken as per the investigation, he added.
The OC said these celebrities may be arrested if evidence of their involvement in the allegations against them is found.
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According to the case, celebrities Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Shabnam Faria were in different positions. Because of their presence and their various promotional talks, Saad Sam invested Tk 3,18,000 in Evaly. He alleged that the plaintiff in the case was deceived because of these celebrities’ promotional talks.
The others accused in the case are Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel, his wife Shamima Nasrin who is the chairman of the company, Akash, Arif, Taher and Md Abu Taish Kayes.