On September 2, 2021, MD Russell, an aggrieved customer, filed the first case against e-Orange on behalf of 17 people, accusing the company of defrauding customers of more than 8.8 million taka. A second case against the platform was initiated by Istiq Hussain Titu, who accused the company of embezzlement of 7.64 million taka.
E-Orange owner Sonia Mehzabeen, her husband Mashkur Rehman, the company’s chief operating officer Aman Ullah and Sohail Rana were implicated in both the cases.
Then on September 4, Sohail was arrested by India’s Border Security Force on the country’s border with Nepal, local media reported. The matter was later confirmed by the country’s police and a case was registered against him for illegal entry.
Sohail had joined the police force in Bangladesh in 2003 as a sub-inspector. But later that year he lost his job along with 21 others.
However, he rejoined the force in 2008. But in September 2021, the police issued a provisional dismissal order against him.