ACC arrests six over corruption, forgery

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested six persons in connection with corruption, forgery and misappropriation of the government's funds yesterday and on Saturday in different areas in the country.

In the capital, a team of ACC arrested Shah Jamal, upazila accounts officer of Shokhipur in Tangail, in Khilkhet on Saturday for misappropriating around Tk 90 lakh by making false bills and vouchers.

Jamal was also the former superintendent of pay-1 section of finance controller of army.

The team also arrested Rafiq Mia, a retired army sergeant, in the same area for pocketing around Tk 36 lakh by showing false TA/DA bills in two other officers' names.

In November last year, separate cases were filed against Jamal and Rafiq with Cantonment Police Station.

Our Faridpur correspondent reports: police yesterday arrested Sub-registrar Abu Taleb Mia in the district's Kamalapur area in a graft case.

ACC sources said Taleb forged documents and changed the category of 3.71 acres of Angaria High School's land while discharging duties as the sub-registrar of Palang upazila in Shariatpur, causing Tk 27.66 lakh revenue loss to the state.

In 2014, ACC filed a case against him with Palang police.

In Kustia, an ACC team arrested three persons --Ahsanul Haque, Fakhrul Alam and Khalilur Rahman-- yesterday in a graft case filed with Chuadanga Police Station on March 2016 for making false land deeds.