Actress Puja Chery’s father sent to jail over Tk 130mn ‘embezzlement’

Police say an investigation into the allegations is under way

A Dhaka court has sent the father of Dhallywood actress Puja Chery to jail in a case over the alleged embezzlement of more than Tk 130 million.

The matter came to light on Saturday, when Cantonment Police chief Rakibul Hasan said they had arrested Debu Prasad Roy on Apr 16.

He was later produced before a court, which ordered that he be sent to jail, Rakibul said.

According to the case dossier, the suspect took Tk 55 million from a “friend” named Mizanur Rahman on Sept 15, 2019, claiming the money would be used for film production.

Showing the same ground, he later collected another Tk 5 million through Standard Islami Bank, formerly Standard Bank, and Tk 60 million in cash on May 15, 2024, against three non-judicial stamp papers worth Tk 100 each.

Mizanur, the plaintiff, also alleged that he sent Tk 12 million to several mobile financial service accounts provided by Debu at different times.

The final such transaction, amounting to Tk 10,200, was made on Mar 30, according to the complaint.

Debu did not return any money to Mizanur over the years, the case statement reads.

Police have launched an investigation into the allegations, Rakibul said.