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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved filing a case against 10 people, including former Padma Bank PLC Managing Director and CEO Abdul Motleb Patwari, over the alleged embezzlement of Tk 1.95 crore through loan fraud and forgery.
The decision was taken at the ACC headquarters on Sunday, August 23, according to ACC Public Relations Officer Mohammad Aktarul Islam.
The accused include MH Enterprise owner Mohammad Mominur Rahman, Sonali Bank AGM and Mominur’s uncle Mohammad Ajit Ullah, former Padma Bank MD and CEO Abdul Motleb Patwari, former branch manager (SVP) Cornelius Gomez, former credit in-charge Russell Mia, former manager of operations M Atif Khaled, former first assistant vice president Amena Begum, former branch manager Mohammad Shamsul Hasan Bhuiyan, former manager of operations Mahbub Ahmed and former credit in-charge Kawsar Hossain.
According to the ACC, the accused allegedly acted in collusion and misused their positions to embezzle Tk 1.95 crore from the bank through fraud and deception. They were also allegedly involved in money laundering.
The case has been approved under several sections of the Penal Code, the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, and the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.