A Chittagong court yesterday set July 27 for delivering the verdict against suspended OC of Teknaf police Pradeep Kumar Das and his wife Chumki Karan in a corruption case.
Judge Munshi Abdul Majed of the Chittagong Divisional Special Judge’s Court set the date after hearing arguments on both sides, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer Mahmudul Haque Mahmud said.
The duo were present at the dock during the arguments.
Pradeep got death penalty for the brutal murder of former army officer Maj (retd) Sinha Mohammed Rashed Khan in Cox’s Bazar.
On August 23 in 2020, the ACC filed the case against Pradeep and his wife over amassing wealth worth Tk4 crore illegally.
ACC sources said their investigation against Pradeep started in 2018.
On April 20 last year, Pradeep and his wife were asked to submit their wealth statements and they submitted their statements in June. After a long investigation, the ACC found evidence that the couple acquired assets worth over Tk4 crore illegally.
ACC Chittagong Assistant Director Md Riaz Uddin submitted the chargesheet on July 26.
On September 1, the court accepted the chargesheet and a Chittagong court indicted Pradeep and wife in the case on December 15 last year.
On January 30 this year, Pradeep submitted a petition to the High Court seeking cancellation of the indictment order and judicial proceedings in the case.