Actress Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Shabnam Faria sought anticipatory bail on Sunday in a case filed against them over fraud and embezzlement associated with their involvement in shuttered e-commerce platform Evaly. Lawyer Niaz Morshed on behalf of Mithila and Jasmine Sultana on behalf of Faria submitted the petitions at the High Court today. The HC bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Md Atwar Rahman are expected to hear the petitions on Monday. On December 4, a victim customer of Evaly, Saad Sam Rahman, filed the case with Dhanmondi police station against nine people including Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel, Chairman Shamima Nasrin, Actor Tahsan Khan, Mithila, and Faria. Read: Tahsan, Mithila, Faria face possible arrest over Evaly scam The other accused in the case are Akash, Arif, Taher and Md Abu Taish Kayes. Mohammad Rassel and Shamima Nasrin, in police custody since the company went bust, were shown arrested in this case. 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 Ikram Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Dhanmondi police station said these celebrities may be arrested if evidence of their involvement in the allegations against them is found. 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.

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. Read: HC committee seals off 4 warehouses of Evaly 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. Read: Ministry working to refund Evaly customers’ money: Munshi 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.