Enu, Rupon Bhuiyan jailed for 7 years

Court Correspondent :
The Special Judge Court-8 of Dhaka yesterday sentenced two brothers- Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan to seven years rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a money laundering case.

Besides, they were fined Tk 52.88 crore, if fail to pay, they will have to serve six months more in prison.

Judge Badrul Alam Bhuiyan of the Special Judge Court-8 of Dhaka delivered the verdict on Tuesday.

However, six other accused in the case were acquitted of charges, as they were not proved guilty.

On August 31, 2020, Inspector Md Mehedi Maksud of the Organized Crime unit of the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed the case with Bangshal Police Station in the case.

On April 25 of last year, two brothers and nine others received seven-year imprisonment in another money laundering case filed with Wari Police Station.

The Rapid Action Battalion raided the houses of Enu and Rupon, in Old Dhaka and the houses of their Wanderers Club associates Abul Kalam and Harun Or Rashid in 2019 as part of their anti-casino drive.

At that time, a total of 12 cases were filed against Enu and Rupon with different police stations in the capital on allegations of amassing illegal wealth and money laundering.