A Dhaka court yesterday sent a convicted police superintendant to jail in connection with a bribery case filed by SA Paribahan on November 20, 2003.
Judge Basudev Roy of the Special Judge’s Court 3 passed the order after the police official surrendered to it, seeking bail.
On December 19 last year, the same court sentenced Superintendent of Police (SP) Mostafa Kamal to 35 years imprisonment in connection with the case.
The court also fined the convict Tk30 lacs, or in lieu to serve one more year in jail.
SA Paribahan Proprietor Salauddin Ahmed filed the bribery case against two police officials for demanding Tk50 lacs from him.
The two were SP Mostafa Kamal and Sub-Inspector of DB Wahid Miah (rtd).
Wahid Miah, however, was acquitted of the case as his involvement in the bribery allegation was not proven.
Mostafa’s defence counsel filed an appeal with the High Court against the conviction order and also got bail.
Later, the appellate division of the High Court ordered Mostafa on March 11 to surrender before the judge’s court within two weeks following a petition lodged against the HC order by the plaintiff.
In compliance with the court order, he surrendered before the court yesterday.
According to the prosecution, SA Paribahan Proprietor Salauddin Ahmed, along with his office staff members, was going to Sylhet by private car on December 22, 2002 with Tk20 lacs in a bag.
A team of Madhabpur police from Habiganj district intercepted them, seized the money and asked them to file a general diary with local police station for security reasons.
After they arrived at the police station, SP Mostafa Kamal ordered the on-duty policemen to detain them and filed a money-laundering case against them.
The SP and the sub-inspector also demanded Tk50 lacs from SA Paribahan’s head office in exchange for their release.
Salauddin refused to comply with the demand while police filed three cases against him and his staff under the money laundering, narcotics control and women and children repression acts with Madhabpur police station.
Salauddin and his staff members were acquitted in all three cases.
Later on November 20, 2003, Salahuddin filed a case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court of Dhaka against the two police officials, for demanding Tk50 lacs as bribe from him.
On April 4, 2010, a Dhaka court framed charges against the accused.
The court recorded five prosecution witnesses and arguments ended on Dec 3, 2013.
