ACC sues police constable for amassing illegal wealth

Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against a police constable for allegedly amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 62 lakh.

The case was lodged on Monday by ACC Rajshahi district integrated office Assistant Director Amir Hossain against Md Mehedi Hasan, a constable attached to the office of the superintendent of Natore police.

The charges fall under Sections 26 (2) and 27 (1) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2004.

According to the case statement, the ACC discovered that Constable Mehedi Hasan’s total assets amounted to Tk 96,84,094, while his legally acceptable income was only Tk 34,75,064.

This discrepancy suggests that Hasan has accumulated Tk 62,09,030 in assets illegally.

Assistant Director Amir Hossain noted that Hasan submitted a total of forty-eight judicial stamps to the commission, claiming to have taken loans of Tk 18,00,000 and Tk 33,00,000 in respect of land mortgages from various individuals.

“The commission, however, found all the stamps fake and the information regarding loan and mortgage stated on the stamps false and baseless,” Hossain stated, adding that these documents were knowingly submitted with the intent to legitimize illegal assets.

The case statement has been forwarded to the Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court for further legal proceedings