Are they interconnected?
HC asks on gambling, casino business and money laundering
The High Court yesterday wanted to know whether gambling and casino business are related to money laundering.
The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim asked the lawyers concerned to place arguments on this issue on February 8.
It passed the order while hearing of six bail petitions filed by Joy Gopal Sarkar, general secretary of Dhaka Wanderes Club, which was allegedly linked with casino business, in six money laundering cases against him.
During yesterday's hearing, Anti-Corruption Commission's lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan opposed the petitions, saying the petitioner has committed organised crimes by running casino business and he was also involved in money laundering. Meanwhile, Sarkar's lawyer Md Qamrul Islam told the court that his client was not involved in money laundering. The money laundering allegation against Sarkar is false and fabricated, the lawyer said.
Sarkar was arrested on July 14 last year in connection with five money laundering cases filed with different police stations in Dhaka on different dates in 2019 and 2020. Another case was filed with Bangshal Police Station on August 31 last year against Sarkar and others.