Content creator Touhid Afridi, son of My TV Chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi, has been shown arrested in a fraud case filed with Wari Police Station in the capital.
The Metropolitan Magistrate Md Hasan Shahadat's court in Dhaka passed the order on Monday following a police application.
State prosecutor Advocate Harun Or Rashid confirmed the matter.
Earlier today, the investigating officer of the case, Wari Police Station Sub-Inspector Md Mahfuzur Rahman, produced the accused before the court and applied to show him arrested in this case. The application stated that during the investigation, another suspect, Nishaduzzaman Nishad, was interrogated, revealing Touhid Uddin Afridi's involvement in the case.
Showing the accused as arrested was essential for the investigation.
According to the case statement, on January 13, 2025, an online fraud ring contacted the complainant via WhatsApp and Telegram, luring him with a job offer. They then encouraged him to invest money in stages. After initially returning small amounts to gain his trust, they gradually extracted larger sums. A total of Tk 2.35 lakh was embezzled from the victim after being promised returns with profit. The complainant, Sayeda Ashfah Tohua Duti, filed a case with Wari Police Station against unnamed individuals.
Touhid Afridi was arrested by CID police from Barishal on August 24 last year.
