Covid test scam: Khulna hospital technologist lands in jail
The accused has embezzled a total of Tk2.57 crore
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Publish : 12 Dec 2021, 08:31 PMUpdate : 13 Dec 2021, 02:52 PM
A Khulna court has sent a technologist of Khulna General Hospital to jail in a Tk2.57crore graft relating to Covid-19 tests.
Khulna Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shahidul Islam on Sunday issued the order turning down the bail petition of technologist Prakash Kumar Das, 45, said Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) lawyer Khandaker Mujibur Rahman.
On November 18, Khandaker Kamruzzaman, deputy assistant director of ACC’s Khulna district office, filed the case.
Prakash recently came to Khulna to join his job with a 15-day bail from the High Court in the graft case.
According to the case statement, Prakash was in charge of collecting the fees for Covid-19 tests from people going abroad.
The case statement reveals that Prakash collected a total of Tk4.24 crore from July, 2020 to July 2021 from people and deposited only Tk1.66 crore to the government treasury, and embezzled the rest of the money which amounts to Tk2.57 crore.
Later, a five-member inquiry committee, headed by Khulna General Hospital Civil Surgeon and Supervisor Dr Niaz Mohammad, was formed to investigate the allegations.
According to the probe report, the amount deposited was over Tk2.57 crore, less than the amount he received.
Later, on September 22, an explanation was sought from Prakash and he promised to provide it the following day but he has been missing since then.
Immediately after this, a general diary (GD) was filed by the Khulna Civil Surgeon's Office with Khulna police station on September 28.
Covid test scam: Khulna hospital technologist lands in jail
A Khulna court has sent a technologist of Khulna General Hospital to jail in a Tk2.57crore graft relating to Covid-19 tests.
Khulna Metropolitan Sessions Judge Shahidul Islam on Sunday issued the order turning down the bail petition of technologist Prakash Kumar Das, 45, said Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) lawyer Khandaker Mujibur Rahman.
On November 18, Khandaker Kamruzzaman, deputy assistant director of ACC’s Khulna district office, filed the case.
Prakash recently came to Khulna to join his job with a 15-day bail from the High Court in the graft case.
According to the case statement, Prakash was in charge of collecting the fees for Covid-19 tests from people going abroad.
The case statement reveals that Prakash collected a total of Tk4.24 crore from July, 2020 to July 2021 from people and deposited only Tk1.66 crore to the government treasury, and embezzled the rest of the money which amounts to Tk2.57 crore.
Later, a five-member inquiry committee, headed by Khulna General Hospital Civil Surgeon and Supervisor Dr Niaz Mohammad, was formed to investigate the allegations.
According to the probe report, the amount deposited was over Tk2.57 crore, less than the amount he received.
Later, on September 22, an explanation was sought from Prakash and he promised to provide it the following day but he has been missing since then.
Immediately after this, a general diary (GD) was filed by the Khulna Civil Surgeon's Office with Khulna police station on September 28.
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