The ACC on Monday submitted a charge sheet against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed for acquiring huge illegal wealth, suppressing information of wealth and money laundering.
Assistant Director (AD) of the Public Relations Department of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Md Tanzir Ahmed disclosed the information to the journalists. The case was lodged against him with the Integrated District Office of Dhaka-1 on December 15 last year.
The ACC during its investigation found declared moveable assets and properties of Benazir Ahmed worth about Tk 6,45,37,365 and immoveable properties worth about Tk 5,74,89,966 in his wealth statement.
But the investigators found moveable properties of the former IGP worth about Tk 7,52,68,987 and immoveable properties worth about Tk 8,15,31,264. They found total assets and properties of Benazir Ahmed worth about Tk 15,68,00,000 whereas his legal income was only Tk 6,59,42,668. Deducting his expenses, his net savings was Tk 4,63,56,675.
The commission found his income worth about Tk 11,04,43,576 that was inconsistent with his known sources of income, the ACC official said, adding that Benazir invested the money in various business establishments and joint stock companies through different banks, suppressing the legal sources of income, nature and ownership.
The ACC AD said that the former IGP also suppressed the assets and properties of his minor daughter, Jahra Jabin Binte Benazir, in his wealth statement submitted to the government.
The commission has already sent MLR to the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to collect information of his moveable and immoveable properties and investments there. Further lawful actions would be taken after getting information regarding the issues, he added.
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