The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought intervention of INTERPOL for arresting fugitive Prashanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder, former managing director of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILSFL) and NRB Global Bank.
ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan confirmed it to the media on Tuesday.
According to the ACC officials, ACC sent a letter to the INTERPOL two months ago for bringing back PK Halder. The international police organization responded by sending a reply seeking some quires in this regard.
According to sources, PK Haldar, the alleged mastermind behind one of the biggest financial scams in the nation's history, fled the country in October last year, despite an ACC travel ban.
The ACC is investigating the allegations against PK Haldar. According to their investigation, he has embezzled at least Tk11,000 crore from various organisations and financial institutions. According to ACC sources, the amount of embezzled money may increase as the investigation progresses.
Among the institutions, he and his accomplices misappropriated around Tk3,500 crore from ILFSL, Tk2,200 crore from FAS Finance, Tk2,500 crore from Reliance Finance, and around Tk3,000 crore from People's Leasing.
PK Halder has also siphoned Tk1,000 crore to Canada, Singapore and India, the ACC investigation also revealed.
On January 8, the ACC filed a case against PK Halder for amassing over Tk275 crore in illegal wealth. Investigation into that charge is currently ongoing.
