A Dhaka court has ordered the transfer of a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and former RAJUK Assistant Legal Adviser Sardar Mosharraf Hossain over allegations of flat fraud in the Gulshan-2 area of the capital.
The order was passed on Wednesday (April 8) by Judge Md. Sabbir Foyez of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court following a hearing. The court also fixed April 16 for the hearing on charge framing.
Bench Assistant Md. Riaz Hossain confirmed the matter, stating that a gazette notification has been published in the Bangladesh Government Press (BG Press) directing the accused, including Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, to appear before the court. The case has been transferred for trial to Dhaka Special Judge Court-5.
Earlier, on February 18, the court took cognizance of the charge sheet against Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Sardar Mosharraf Hossain and issued arrest warrants against them.
According to the case statement, the ACC filed the case on April 15 last year accusing Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, former RAJUK Assistant Legal Adviser Shah Md. Khasruzzaman, and former Assistant Legal Adviser-1 Sardar Mosharraf Hossain of obtaining a flat from Eastern Housing Limited in Gulshan through illegal benefits.
The allegations state that the accused, in collusion with one another, abused their authority to unlawfully occupy and later register a flat of Eastern Housing Limited located at Gulshan-2 (Flat No. B/201, House Nos. 5A and 5B (old), currently 113, 11B (new), Road No. 71) without making any payment.
Following the filing of the case, accused Shah Khasruzzaman filed a writ petition before the High Court in July this year. Acting on the petition, the High Court stayed the investigation against him for three months. Later, when the matter went to the Chamber Court, the ACC received a “no order” decision.
After completing the investigation on December 11, the ACC submitted a charge sheet against Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Sardar Mosharraf Hossain under Sections 161/165(A)/467/468/471/109 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
