Prashanta Kumar Halder, better known as PK Halder, former MD of NRB Global Bank who is accused in a huge bank money defrauding case, to Bangladesh arrested in India, was taken to court after 11 days of jail custody and remanded in the custody for another 14 days.

He will be produced again in the special court of Bankshal CBI on June 21. 

Earlier on today, PK Halder, along with five others, was produced in the court of India at around 11:00 am.

Apart from North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, PK Haldar and his associates had set up illegal businesses in different parts of West Bengal.

The Indian Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested 11 accused, including PK Haldar, on May 14 on specific charges.

When they were produced before the court, the court remanded them for three days and then for another 10 days.

The ED has already recovered around Rs 150 crore, passports and mobile phones from different countries.

BDST: 1622 HRS, JUN 07, 2022
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