Anti-Corruption Commission lodged a graft case against former chief justice SK Sinha and his brother Ananta Kumar Sinha on Thursday.
Former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and his brother Ananta Kumar Sinha were accused of illegally earning and laundering $280,000 through Ananta Kumar's bank accounts in the United States. SK Sinha illegally earned these money when he was the chief justice, the case statement said.
Deputy Director of the ACC Md Gulshan Anwar Pradhan lodged the case.
ACC officials said SK Sinha and his brother committed a punishable offence under section 4 (2) and 4 (3) of Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012 and section 5 (2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
“We shall take necessary steps to investigate the case and if anyone else is found involved in the money laundering they will also be brought to the books”, said Md Gulshan Anwar Pradhan .
The accused arranged a fake loan of Tk 4 crore from the Gulshan branch of the erstwhile Farmers Bank and transferred it to SK Sinha's personal account through pay-order.
SK Sinha later transferred the amount to another account in cash, cheques and pay-orders, which is a punishable offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
