The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against actor Shanta Khan, son of Chandpur’s Laxmipur Model Union Parishad Chairman Salim Khan, over his alleged involvement in amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 3.25 crore and concealing information about his assets.
Ataur Rahman, investigation officer and assistant director of the ACC’s head office, lodged the case with the integrated district office-1 on Wednesday, according to ACC Public Relations Officer Aktarul Islam.
He said the commission filed the case on charges of a non-submission of asset declaration on time and amassing illegal assets.
The commission said that MRS Shanto Enterprise proprietor Shanto Khan hails from Chandpur and is currently living on VIP Road in Kakrail, Dhaka.
On April 25, accused Shanto collected the asset declaration form from the commission in the presence of a witness. However, he did not submit the form within the required 21 working days nor did he apply for an extension of the time limit for filing the asset statement.
Earlier in 2022, the commission had issued a letter requesting information about his acquired wealth through illegal business and activities.
According to the letter, to properly investigate the complaint, banks were asked to send account statements, account opening forms, and KYC (know your client) documents, as well as details of current accounts, fixed deposit receipts (FDR), deposit pension schemes (DPS), and savings certificates in his own and joint names.
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However, failing to submit the asset statement within the stipulated time is a punishable offence under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 26 (2)-2004.
During the investigation, the commission traced suspected movable and immovable assets of film actor Shanto Khan worth around Tk 15 crore after reviewing the evidence.
Moreover, from fiscal year (FY) 2018-2019 to fiscal year 2022-2023, his family and other expenses amounted to Tk 19,32,500.
Therefore, the total wealth acquired by the accused Shanto Khan is Tk 16.08 crore, but the commission has only received information on Tk 12.83 crore based on the evidence.
Thus, the accused Shanto Khan has committed an offence punishable under the Commission Act by acquiring wealth of Tk 3.25 crore beyond his known income, and the commission filed a case against him after two years of investigations.
