Drives at Apan Jewellers’ branches

Customs Intelligence Investigation Directorate (CIID) has conducted drives at different branches in the capital.

Confirming the matter to the Jagonews24.com, Dr. Moinul Khan, Director General of CIID, said, the drive started at 11am on Sunday.

Meanwhile, members of CIID sealed off an Apan Jewellers outlet at Gulshan’s Suvastu Tower during a drive.

CIID Joint Director Shafiur Rahman said: “We are conducting drives at five outlets of Apan Jewellers in Dhaka’s Gulshan, Uttara, Mouchak and Dhanmondi areas.”

“Rapid Action Battalion and VAT collection authorities are with us”, he added.

Earlier, CIID formed a two-member committee to investigate the sources of wealth of Dildar Ahmed, one of the owners of Apan Jewellers and father of the Banani rape-case prime accused Shafat Ahmed on Saturday.

Dildar is in the limelight after the rape of two private university girls by his son Shafat and his cohorts in a Banani hotel came to the fore.

One of the rape victims filed a case with Banani Police Station on May 6 accusing five people, including Shafat. The four other accused are Nayeem Ashraf, Shadman Sakif, Shafat`s driver Billal, 26, and his bodyguard Abul Kalam Azad.