Money laundering case against PK Halder 13 others verdict Oct 8
Court Correspondent :
The Special Judge Court-10 of Dhaka yesterday fixed October 8 to deliver the judgment in the case filed against former Managing Director of NRB Global Bank Proshanta Kumar Halder, known as PK Halder, and 13 others on the charge of laundering Tk 80 crore to Canada and amassing about Tk 426 crore illegally.
After closing arguments, Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam of the special court set the date to deliver the judgment of the case.
PK Halder, the prime accused of the case, was arrested in Ashoknagar, India on May 14 last year.
Thirteen other accused are Sukumar Mridha, a lawyer of PK Halder, Sukumar’s daughter Anindita Mridha, associate Abantika Baral and cousin Shankha Bepari; PK Halder’s mother Lilabati Halder and brother Pritish Kumar Halder, and his associates Purnima Rani Halder, Amitav Adhikari, Rajib Som, Subrata Das, Ananga Mohon Roy, Uttam Kumar Mistri and Swapan Kumar Mistri.
Of them, Sukumar, Anindita, Abantika and Shankha were arrested earlier and are now in the jail custody while PK Halder and nine others have been shown fugitive in the case.
Among the arrestees, Sukumar, Shankha and Anindita made confessional statements in the court earlier.
During Wednesday’s hearing, the defense told the court that the prosecution has failed to prove the charges brought against their clients and sought acquittal for their clients from the charges of the case.
Earlier, the prosecution completed their arguments and sought the highest punishment for PK Halder and 13 others in the case.
The court earlier recorded statements of 108 prosecution witnesses, including the complainant of the case.
Investigation Officer Md Salahuddin, also a Deputy Director of ACC, on February 10 last year, submitted the charge sheet of the case to the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court of Dhaka against PK Halder and 13 others.
In the charge sheet, PK Halder and nine others were shown fugitives and trial was going on in their absence.
On September 8 last year, the same court framed charges against the 14 accused of the case.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case on January 8 of 2020, against PK Halder for allegedly acquiring illegal assets worth about Tk 275 crore.
