An accused in the 2015 liquid cocaine haul in Chittagong has filed a Tk100 crore defamation lawsuit with a Chittagong court against seven companies and three individuals, two of whom are Bangladesh-born UK citizens.
Nur Mohammad, chairman of Khan Jahan Ali Group in Chittagong, filed the lawsuit with the Chittagong Joint District Judge's Court 3 on July 27 this year claiming he was innocent and had no connection with the cocaine consignment that was seized by customs intelligence officials at the Chittagong port on June 6, 2015.
“Taking the case into cognisance, the court heard it today [Sunday] and asked the 10 accused to appear before it on October 8 with written explanations,” Nur's counsel Ibrahim Hossain Chowdhury told the Dhaka Tribune on Sunday.
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“Nur Mohammad is a reputed businessman in Chittagong. He had no connection with the liquid cocaine smuggling but was made accused in the case, which tarnished his image and caused him and his business financial losses. That is why he is seeking Tk100 crore as compensation,” the lawyer added.
Nur's counsel Ibrahim said the accused in the lawsuit had used Khan Jahan Ali Ltd's address to smuggle the cocaine into the country.
The 10 entities sued in the case are: Import Export Elvaivent SRL Calle of Bolivia, COSCO Container Lines Ltd, South Freight Logistics Ltd, COSCO Bangladesh Shipping Ltd, Carlos Correa Ltd, cocaine carrier vessel MV Thorstream VTH067, its Bangladeshi agent PIL (Bangladesh) Ltd, Prime Hatchery Ltd Manager Golam Mostafa Shohel, and UK citizens Bokul Mia and Fazlur Rahman.
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The name of Nur's company Khan Jahan Ali Group came to light after the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized a consignment of liquid cocaine which was smuggled into the country in sunflower oil barrels in June 2015.
The case regarding the haul, filed with Bandar police station under the Narcotics Control Act on June 28, 2015, named Khan Jahan Ali Group as the importer of the consignment.
The Detective Branch of police pressed charges against eight people on November 19, 2015, while RAB also submitted a charge sheet against 10 people, including Nur Mohammad in the case on April 3 this year.
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