The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) launched an international investigation into the illegal wealth of dismissed Teknaf OC Pradeep Kumar Das.Sources in the ACC headquarters confirmed it on Monday.
Pradeep was death row convicted for killing Major (retd) Sinha Rashed Khan. He is also suspected of possessing huge amount of illegal assets abroad.
We have already sent letters to seven countries, including India, as part of this investigation, a senior ACC official, who wished not to be named said.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) recently sent the letters to its counterparts in India, Canada, the USA, the UK, Malaysia, Singapore, and the UAE.
Earlier ACC issued letter against
OC Prodeep and his wife Chumki in January 2019 to submit their financial statements.
However, discrepancies were found in Chumki's submission, which did not align with Pradeep's reported wealth.
As a result, the ACC reached out to the aforementioned seven countries in an effort to ascertain if Pradeep had acquired assets overseas illegally.
ACC official said they will take
Further legal action based on the information obtained from these countries
Then assistant director of ACC's Integrated District Office Chattogram-2 MdRiaz Uddin filed the case against Pradeep and his wife, bringing allegations of illegally acquiring assets worth Tk3.95 crore, concealing asset information, and money laundering on 23 August 2020.
The murder of Sinha, a retired army officer, on 31 July 2020, in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, sparked a chain of events leading to the sentencing of Pradeep and ex-inspector Liaquat to death, along with six others being jailed for life.
On 31 January 2022,the Cox's Bazar District and Sessions Judge Court passed the verdict .
