DIG Mizan’s nephew sent to jail

Mahmudul Hasan, a sub-inspector of Dhaka’s Kotwali Police Station and nephew of suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman, was sent to jail after he surrendered before a Dhaka court yesterday in a corruption case.

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of the Senior Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka passed the order after Hasan surrendered before the court and sought bail. 

During yesterday’s hearing, Hasan’s lawyer Kazi Nazibullah Hiru told the court that Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) brought charges of acquiring illegal wealth against his client but it did not send any notice to him. So, the charges were false and he should be granted bail, Hiru added.

On the other hand, ACC public prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kajol said that Hasan committed offences under Money Laundering Act and there was specific allegation against him, so his bail petition should be rejected.

At one stage, the judge asked about Hasan’s post and salary. In reply to the questions, Hasan said he withdrew Tk 18,000 as salary per month. At that time, advocate Hiru told the court that his client operated a business before joining the police force.

After the hearing, the judge rejected the bail petition and ordered police to send Hasan to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.

Earlier on July 2, the same court rejected Mizan’s bail petition and sent him to jail.

On June 24, ACC filed the case with its Integrated District Office in Dhaka against the suspended DIG, his wife Sohelia Anar Ratna and nephew Mahmudul Hasan on charges of amassing over Tk 3 crore beyond known sources of income.