Milton Samadder detained

The detective branch of police detained Milton Samadder, founder of Child and Old Age Care, from Mirpur area in the capital today.

The DB Chief Harun Or Rashid confirmed the matter to The Daily Star.

The detectives detained him following media reports on his alleged irregularities and crimes centring the care home.

Talking to different media, Milton, however, denied the allegations.

Milton's social service activities centring on the care home are widely publicised through social media. On social media, it's seen that he serves the helpless. He rescues sick elderly people and vagabonds from the streets, and shelters them in old age care.

He also seeks donations from affluent people to run the facilities.

However, a Bangla daily recently reported that he was allegedly involved in misappropriating money through exaggerating numbers of shelter seekers, deception, and land grabbing.