Court frames charges against casino kingpin Salim Prodhan
File photo: Police escort Salim Prodhan at Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court premises on Sunday, October 13, 2019 Focus Bangla
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Publish : 31 Oct 2021, 06:10 PMUpdate : 31 Oct 2021, 06:10 PM
A Dhaka court on Sunday framed charges against online casino kingpin Salim Prodhan in a case filed for amassing illegal wealth and money laundering.
Judge Al Asad Md Asifuzzaman of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 framed the charge against Selim Prodhan and set November 25 for testimonies from prosecution witnesses.
After the charges were read out, Prodhan pleaded innocent and prayed for justice.
On March 21 this year, Dhaka Senior Special Judge KM Emrul Kayesh took cognisance of the charges against the accused and transferred the case to Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 for trial.
Anti-Corruption Commission's Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, also the investigation officer of the case, had submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Senior Special Judge's Court on February 4.
During its investigation, the ACC found Tk57.8 crore beyond known sources of income in Selim’s possession.
Prodhan has been charged with accumulating wealth illegally under Section 27 (1) of the ACC Act, 2004. He also committed a punishable offense under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012 by siphoning off money to Thailand and the United States, according to ACC sources.
On October 27, 2019, the ACC filed a case against Selim for amassing illegal wealth amounting to Tk12.27 crore.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested him from a Bangkok-bound flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on September 30, 2019.
They later raided Selim’s two offices in Gulshan and Banani and seized 48 bottles of foreign liquor, Tk29 lakh, foreign currency worth Tk77 lakh, 12 passports, a computer server, four laptops, and two deer hides.
Court frames charges against casino kingpin Salim Prodhan
A Dhaka court on Sunday framed charges against online casino kingpin Salim Prodhan in a case filed for amassing illegal wealth and money laundering.
Judge Al Asad Md Asifuzzaman of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 framed the charge against Selim Prodhan and set November 25 for testimonies from prosecution witnesses.
After the charges were read out, Prodhan pleaded innocent and prayed for justice.
On March 21 this year, Dhaka Senior Special Judge KM Emrul Kayesh took cognisance of the charges against the accused and transferred the case to Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 for trial.
Anti-Corruption Commission's Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, also the investigation officer of the case, had submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Senior Special Judge's Court on February 4.
During its investigation, the ACC found Tk57.8 crore beyond known sources of income in Selim’s possession.
Prodhan has been charged with accumulating wealth illegally under Section 27 (1) of the ACC Act, 2004. He also committed a punishable offense under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012 by siphoning off money to Thailand and the United States, according to ACC sources.
On October 27, 2019, the ACC filed a case against Selim for amassing illegal wealth amounting to Tk12.27 crore.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested him from a Bangkok-bound flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on September 30, 2019.
They later raided Selim’s two offices in Gulshan and Banani and seized 48 bottles of foreign liquor, Tk29 lakh, foreign currency worth Tk77 lakh, 12 passports, a computer server, four laptops, and two deer hides.