7 cases filed against AL leader Enamul, Rupon

Seven cases have been filed against Dhaka Wanderers Club’s casino shareholder Enamul Haque Enu and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan, who own huge money, gold and firearms that recovered from their houses in Dhaka during a raid.

Additionally, Enamul’s employee Abul Kalam and Enamul’s friend Harun-or-Rashid also have been made accused in the cases, a press release said today.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion-3 filed the cases accusing the four people, who are on the run, with Wari, Gendaria and Sutrapur police stations yesterday and today under Money Laundering Prevention Act, Special Power Act and Firearms Act.

On Tuesday, the Rab raided three houses at Banianagar and Narinda in Old Dhaka.

During the raid, Rab found Tk 5.05 crore in cash, around 8.5kgs of gold worth Tk 4 crore and six firearms stashed in five vaults in those houses.

According to the Rab, Enamul, vice-president of Gendaria Thana unit of Awami League, and his brother Rupon, joint general secretary of the AL unit, own the money, gold and firearms.

Enamul bought the gold as the five vaults had no more room to keep the proceeds from the casino operation, Rab said.

Together, the two brothers own 15 houses, and they used their firearms to terrorise people in the area, said the Rab-3 chief.

The elite force started the drive against illegal casinos, bars and spa centres on September 19 and already arrested Dhaka City South Jubo League Organising Secretary Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, construction mogul SM Golam Kibria Shamim and AL leader and Kalabagan Krirachakra president Shafiqul Alam Firoz.

During the drive, around 200 others were arrested while some of the casinos were sealed off.