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A court sent Arshed to jail when he was produced before the court yesterday, seeking remand, said CID. According to the case statement, a total of 19.3 kg of gold, worth Tk 10.43 crore, were looted from the Benapole Customs House on November 7, 2019 when Arshed was in charge of the vault of the customs house. However, police found the vault intact. The close circuit cameras of the customs house were found turned off during the incident. Later, revenue officer Emdadul Haque filed a case with Benapole Port Police Station. As the key of the vault was under the custody of one Shahibul, the customs authorities suspended him for negligence of duty in 2019. Police also arrested Shahibul, suspecting his involvement in the incident. ....