Dhaka: A case was filed on Monday against business tycoon Moosa Bin Shamsher for dodging around Tk 2.17 crore tax in having luxury car.

Zakir Hossain, an assistant revenue officer of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID), filed the case with Gulshan Police Station under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, reports the UNB.

According to the case statement, Moosa registered the luxury car, Range Rover, showing a fake bill of entry after paying Tk 17 lakh as tax. The vehicle was imported under the carnet facility.

According to the sources at Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, the vehicle was registered against the name of one Farukuzzaman, a resident of Pabna district.

The CIID officials found that the car with the registration plate, Bhola Gha-11-00-35, was registered against the fake name with false description to avoid taxes.

It was also found during the investigation that a total of Tk 2.17 crore was supposed to be paid as tax.

On March 21 last, the customs officials seized the vehicle.

Earlier, Moosa in a written statement said he had deposited Tk 90,000 crore to Swiss banks but he did not provide any legal documents.

On May 7, the CIID decided to file separate cases against the controversial business tycoon on charges of laundering money and dodging tax as it found the proof of money laundering and tax evasion after interrogating Moosa.