The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a case against former Teknaf Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Pradip Kumar Das and his wife Chumki for allegedly amassing wealth worth Taka 3.95 crore.
The case was cleared on Sunday (August 23) afternoon, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya said.
Anti-Corruption Commission integrated district office, Chittagong-2 Assistant Director. Riazuddin was the investigating officer in the case. The Anti-Corruption Commission decided to file a case against the former OC of Teknaf Police Station and his wife Chumki on the basis of his investigation report.
According to the complaint, the accused have amassed a huge quantity of assets by abusing their power in collaboration with each other for malicious purposes. In the wealth statement submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission, he withheld information about assets worth Taka 13.13 lakh and provided false information about the acquisition of assets outside the known income of Taka 3.95 crore. A case will be filed against OC Pradip and his wife in Chittagong on charges of money laundering and illegal acquisition of wealth through bribery.
Earlier, the ACC launched an investigation into the illegal assets of OC Pradip Kumar and his wife. The investigation found evidence that the two had assets outside of their known and unnamed income. Evidence of a six-storey house, plot, flat, multiple cars and other assets in the name of his wife was found in Chittagong metropolis.
An investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has revealed that the recently sacked OC of Teknaf Police Station, Pradip Kumar Das, has illegally acquired wealth in Chittagong. In the name of his wife Chumki he has built a fish farm, luxurious houses and cars, and a large amount of agricultural and non-agricultural land. He has kept a huge amount of money in the bank in the name of his wife. The allegation of money laundering abroad has been found against him