Fake NGO officials flee with clients' money in Sirajganj
Officials of a fake NGO named Norway Development Project International (NDPI) have gone hiding from Sirajganj town following misappropriation of about Tk 20 lakh of clients.
Police sealed off the office of the fake NGO yesterday.
Seven people introducing themselves officials of the NGO took an office at Fazlul Haque road a few months ago. They bought furniture and other articles on credit from traders in name of decorating the office. They also took a large quantity of clothes including saree and lungi from different cloth traders in Belkuchi saying they would distribute those among the beneficiaries.
Later, they started collecting money from traders and poor men and women promising them a good return with high interest rate of money. Thus they collected about Tk 20 lakh and later misappropriated it before going into hiding.
On information, Sadar Police Station acting officer-in-charge Nurun Nabi confirmed that police had sealed off the office. 'An investigation is going on and a hunt is on to arrest the culprits,' he said.
Meanwhile Masum, a furniture trader and Mojnu Mian, another cloth trader here said they lodged separate general diary (GD) with police following failure of the NGO officials to pay money for purchasing furniture and cloth on credit.
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