A Dhaka court has taken into cognizance the chargesheet filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against Partha Gopal Bonik, suspended deputy inspector general (DIG) of prisons, in a graft case.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayes accepted the chargesheet on Monday and transferred the case to Dhaka Special Judge Court-10 for holding hearing on charge framing.
ACC Deputy Director Md Salauddin, also the investigation officer, filed the chargesheet in the case on August 24. He also made 14 people as prosecution witnesses in the case.
Partha, who was working at Sylhet Central Jail, was shown arrested by the ACC on July 28, 2019, as it recovered Tk80 lakh from his North Green Road flat.
“He did not declare the money in his income tax file, making us to believe it was amassed illegally,” ACC director Mohammad Yousuf said on that day.
Partha during his arrest, said the car he was using and was being kept at the parking space owned by him, was actually belongs to his friend. Of the money, Partha said, Tk30 lakh was given to him by his mother-in-law and Tk50 lakh was earned by him during his years in service.
