Milton Samadder detained by DB

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained Milton Samadder, chairman of Child & Old Age Care, from Mirpur area in the capital on Wednesday evening.

Harun-or-Rashid, additional commissioner of the DB, confirmed the matter. He said, "A case is being filed against him." 

However, no details could be known regarding the reasons behind the detention. The DB chief said he would brief the media later.

Milton's detention comes following media reports alleging embezzlement of donations made to his organisation and irregularities centring the care home.

The reports accused Milton of selling organs in the name of medical treatment by picking up sick, helpless and innocent people from the streets under the guise of humanitarian work.

The reports also claimed that many of those who passed away in his old age home had cuts on their bodies, leading the nearby Baytus Salah Mosque to decline to perform the bathing ritual for the deceased.

Moreover, Milton is accused of fabricating death certificates.

EM