The High Court yesterday ordered action after the investigation of accused war criminal Mir Kashem Ali’s two sons, who had filed a petition seeking discharge from a fraud case by concealing information.
Rejecting the petition, the bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar Ahmed asked the Supreme Court registrar to investigate the matter and take action against Mohammad Bin Kashem alias Salman and Ahmed Bin Kashem.
Salman is facing an arrest warrant in the fraud case. But the petition said he had been granted bail.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam brought the issue before the court during yesterday’s hearing.
The fraud case was filed by Ashraful Huq, managing director of Heritage Export Ltd, on November 11 last year against seven persons including Salman for the misappropriation of Tk1.5 crore.
The case says the accused offered Ashraful the position of director of Eden Line Ltd after buying shares for Tk1.5 crore. But he was not made a director of the firm after he procured the shares. When he asked for the money, the accused paid him Tk5 lakh through Islami Bank.
On April 23, the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court issued an arrest warrant against Salman and the six other accused.
Concealing information about the warrant, lawyer Ahmed Bin Kashem filed a discharge petition with the High Court in favour of his brother. He mentioned that Salman had been granted bail in the case.
During the hearing, AJ Mohammad Ali argued for the petitioner while Mahbubey Alam stood for the state.
