A Dhaka court has ordered two flats in Dubai worth 10,479,000 Dirhams belonging to Jisan Mirza, wife of former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, to be seized and two bank accounts containing 162,000 Dirhams to be frozen.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order on Mondayfollowing a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
The petition was filed by ACC Deputy Director Zainal Abedin.
The petition mentioned that the accused person illegally transferred money earned outside of known sources of income, which is a criminal offence under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.
The petition further mentioned that it was necessary to seize immovable property and freeze movable assets to prevent the transfer or disposal of the ill-gotten wealth, especially to bring back the proceeds of the crime from Dubai, UAE.
Earlier, on December 15, the ACC filed four separate cases against Benazir Ahmed, his wife, and two daughters for acquiring illegal assets worth Tk74 crore and concealing information regarding their wealth.
The charges mentioned that Benazir had acquired assets worth Tk9.44 crore beyond his known income and concealed assets worth Tk2.62 crore.
His wife, Jisan Mirza, had acquired assets worth Tk31.69 crore beyond her known income and concealed assets worth Tk16.01 crore.
Their elder daughter, Farheen Rishta Binte Benazir, had acquired assets worth Tk8.75 crore, and their younger daughter, Tahseen Raisa Binte Benazir, had acquired assets worth Tk5.59 crore.
Benazir Ahmed served as IGP from April 15, 2020, to September 30, 2022.
Prior to that, he held the position of commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and director general of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
