Faridpur SP, wife sued for corruption

Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against Faridpur superintendent of police and his wife on charge of earning Tk 8.36 crore through alleged corruption.
The commission assistant director, Abdul Wadud, filed the case with Bangsal Police Station in the capital against Faridpur SP Subhas Chandra Saha, who was recently attached to the police headquarters, and his wife Reena Chowdhury.
According to the first information report, Subhas and his wife opened a total of 19 joint fixed deposit receipts with the One Bank Limited’s Bangsal and Elephant Road branches in the capital and Jessore branch.
The commission found Tk 2.81 crore in six FDRs at the Bangsal branch, Tk 21.44 lakh in an FDR at Elephant Road branch and Tk 5.33 crore in 12 FDRs at Jessore branch.
The FIR said that couple failed to mention the source this money when the commission asked them about it.
The couple also hid the FDRs when they submitted tax returns to the National Board of Revenue, the complaint said.
It said that Reena opened the jointFDRs with her husband knowing that the money was earned illegally, which was a violation of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012.
The FIR said that the bank already freezes the FDRs.
It said that the money was earned in four years since May 2013. 

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