A Dhaka court docket has issued an arrest warrant towards former inspector common of police Benazir Ahmed after taking cognizance of a cost sheet filed in a case over alleged unlawful property price greater than Tk11 crore.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz handed the order on Sunday, declaring the previous police chief a fugitive.
Md Riaz Hossain, bench assistant of the court docket, confirmed the event and stated police had been requested to submit a report by March 30 on whether or not Benazir Ahmed had been arrested.
The case was filed on December 15, 2024, by Hafizul Islam, deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Following the investigation, the ACC submitted the cost sheet on November 30 final 12 months, accusing Benazir Ahmed of amassing wealth past identified sources of earnings, concealing asset data and laundering cash.
According to the cost sheet, Benazir declared movable property price Tk6.45 crore and immovable property price Tk5.74 crore in her asset assertion.
However, the investigation discovered proof of movable property price Tk7.52 crore and immovable property price Tk8.15 crore in her title, bringing the full worth of property recognized to about Tk15.68 crore.
Investigators discovered reputable earnings sources amounting to Tk6.59 crore, with internet financial savings of Tk4.63 crore after bills. As a end result, property price Tk11.04 crore had been recognized as being acquired past identified sources of earnings.
The cost sheet additionally alleged that the funds had been invested, transferred and transformed by way of numerous financial institution accounts, enterprise institutions and joint capital establishments in an try to hide the unlawful supply, nature and possession of the cash.
