Published on 12:00 AM, July 15, 2020

4 Cases Against ‘Casino Brothers’

Charge sheet likely next week: CID

Enamul Huq and Rupon Bhuiyan with CID officials on Monday, January 13, 2020. Photo: Muntakim Saad

They owned 20 houses, 128 apartments and 25 acres of land in Dhaka and its nearby areas.

Besides, they have 91 bank accounts, where around Tk 208 crore have been deposited so far and the current balance is around Tk 19 crore.

Following several months of investigation, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found these property and cash details of "casino brothers" -- Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan.

CID officials said the brothers got involved in gambling at the club with help of gold trader Joy Gopal Sarker, general secretary of Motijheel Wanderers Club.

Terming Gopal a casino ringleader, Imtiaz Ahmed, deputy inspector general of CID, said they arrested him recently.

Talking to reporters at the CID office yesterday, DIG Imtiaz said, "We have almost completed investigation of four money laundering cases out of five and are hopeful to submit charge sheet of these cases next week."

In reply to a query, DIG Imtiaz said they are bringing charges against 51 people in these cases.CID officials said the brothers in 2014 became acquainted with Joy Gopal and started a casino in the club.