Court frames charges against ex-DIG prisons Partha Gopal Banik
A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Partha Gopal Banik, a suspended deputy inspector general (prisons) of Sylhet division, in a case filed over the recovery of Tk 80 lakh from his residence in Dhaka.
Partha, now in jail, pleaded not guilty and demanded justice after Md Nazrul Islam of Special Judge's Court-10 of Dhaka read out charges to him.
The court also set November 18 for starting trial of the case.
On August 24 this year, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Md Salauddin, also investigation officer, submitted the charge sheet to the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court.
Fourteen people were made prosecution witnesses in the charge sheet.
In the charge sheet, the IO said the charges of "illegally acquiring wealth through money laundering" brought against Partha were primarily proven, so he should be brought under trial.
On July 29 last year, ACC Director Mohammad Yousuf quizzed Partha over allegations that he committed irregularities and corruption as DIG (prisons) of Chattogram division. The interrogation continued at the ACC headquarters for about four hours.
After interrogation, the ACC team, accompanied by Partha, went to his Green Road residence in the capital and recovered the money.
They later detained him and showed him arrested after the case was filed against him on the same day.
The following day, Partha was sent to jail after he was produced before a Dhaka court.
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