Police officer Sohel Rana will be brought back : DMP

Publish: 10:12 PM, September 5, 2021 | Update: 10:12 PM, September 5, 2021

Shafiqul Islam (Shafiq)
Dhaka Metropolitan Commissioner (DMP) of Police Mohammad Shafiqul Islam has said that Sohel Rana, Inspector (Investigation) of Banani Police Station, an alleged patron of e-commerce company E-Orange, accused of embezzling customer money, will be repatriated. He told reporters at his office around 12:30 pm on Sunday. He said he was not sure if he could be brought back as there was a case in India. But there is a way to bring it back. It is possible to bring back the BSF by letter through the Ministry of Home Affairs. This is done a lot of the time. We are trying to bring it back. If it is not possible to bring him back through this, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will try to bring him back. The DMP commissioner also said that the Gulshan division police has been started an investigation into him (Inspector Sohel Rana) and if he gets a report, he will be punished.

According to an Indian media report on Saturday, the BSF arrested a Bangladeshi named Sohel Rana from the Changrabandha border in Coachbihar district on Friday on charges of entering India illegally. He was later questioned. At this time he gave several sensational information.
During preliminary interrogation, Sohel Rana admitted his involvement in multiple criminal activities, BSF officials said. According to the Indian media, Sohel Rana may have entered India with the intention of covering his body.

Sohel Rana, who was arrested by the BSF, is the patron of e-Orange, a well-known e-commerce company which has embezzled crores of TK from its customers. He was working in Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The sister and brother-in-law of this police inspector of Banani police station used to run e-commerce company ‘E-Orange’.

On August 17, after paying the advance, the customer filed a case against e-Orange for not getting the product for months, Taherul Islam. At that time, 37 other victims of cheating were present with him. The case was filed on the charge of embezzling TK 1,100 crore from the customer. The accused are Sonia Mehzabin, owner of E-Orange, her husband Masukur Rahman, Amanullah, Bithi Akhter, Kawser Ahmed and Banani police inspector Sohel Rana.

From the beginning, he has been denying allegations of his involvement with e-Orange. However, the name of Sohel Rana as the director can be seen in the TIN certificate taken to open the company called Orange Bangladesh.
He is also accused of withdrawing TK 2.5 crore from the company at different times.