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CHITTAGONG, Feb 7: Incidents of fraud have once again become rife at Khatunganj resulting in a number of businessmen becoming penniless.
As the criminal syndicate pushes its weight around Khatunganj's normal business atmosphere is seriously hampered.
Khatunganj houses the country's biggest wholesale market. It has also been called the Wall Street of Bangladesh. Allegation of fraud up to the tune of around Tk 90 million (9 crore) has been levelled against three businessmen of the area. They are the owners of M/S J&J, RS Corporation and Al Noor Trading. All three have reportedly left the country. The offices of these three organisations are locked and their cheques, of different banks, were all dishonoured one after another.
The victims seized those business houses and searched for the culprits who were missing. Till the writing of this report, the whereabouts of the cheats had not been traced.
Business transaction of Khatunganj area has largely been based on the trust of its business community. But these incidents of fraud have gone up in the last two decades, victimising a number of tradesmen.
It is revealed on investigation that one of the accused trading concern, M/S J&D used to trade on various commodities like sugar, oil etc. Its owner recently disappeared recently after committing fraud worth taka 35 million.
Similarly, charge of fraud up to taka 25 million has been levelled against the owner of RS Corporation.
Al Noor trading has also allegedly cheated a number of people, amounting taka 25 to 30 million.
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