The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) seized TK 80 lakh from the house of Deputy Inspector General of Prisons of Sylhet Partha Gopal Banik in a drive in the city on Sunday.
ACC director Muhammad Yusuf conducted the drive in Partha’s house after interrogating him at the ACC headquarters over irregularities in Chittagong Central Jail.
Partha Gopal, the former deputy DIG (Prison) Chattogram Division, and Prashanta Kumar Banik, senior jail super of Barishal Jail who also served as senior jail super of Chattogram Central jail, were interrogated at the ACC head office at 10 am and 12.20 pm respectively.
ACC director Muhammad Yusuf told Barta24.com about the drive at Partha’s Dhanmondi residence.
They were quizzed corruption and irregularities at the Chattogram Central Jail.
A process is underway to file a case against Partha Gopal Banik, said the ACC official.