GK Shamim, 7 bodyguards shown arrested in money laundering case

GK Shamim, a top government-listed contractor, and his seven bodyguards were shown arrested in a money laundering case today.

The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Debdas Chandra Adhikary granted the lawmen to show the bodyguards and Shamim arrested in the case after Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Abu Sayeed of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) submitted a petition before the court in this regard.

Earlier, Detective Branch of Police produced the bodyguards before the court after expiry of their four-day remand in an arms case.

The accused bodyguards are Delwar Hossain, Murad Hossain, Zahidul Islam, Shahidul Islam, Kamal Hossain, Samsad Hossain and Aminul Islam.

In the arms case, the Investigating Officer (IO) appealed to the court to keep them in jail until the investigation is completed.

Rab members on September 20 arrested Shamim, who is known to be a Jubo League leader, on charges of extortion and tender business. His seven bodyguards were also arrested at the same time.

The elite force raided his house and office in the city’s Niketon in the morning and seized eight firearms, a huge amount of ammunition, Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) worth Tk 165 crore and around Tk 1.8 crore in cash, a large stash of US and Singaporean dollars and some foreign liquor.

The next day, Shamim was placed on a 10-day remand in the cases filed under the Arms Act and Narcotics Control Act. And his seven bodyguards were served four days each.