Relief Misappropriation: ACC to expedite probe into cases

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will expedite investigation of cases filed over misappropriation of government relief.

"We'll file charge-sheets as soon as possible in the cases," said ACC chief Iqbal Mahmood yesterday.

The ACC chairperson told media that their 22 intelligence units are monitoring relief activities, reads a press release.

ACC on Wednesday filed cases against two rice dealers -- Rafiqul Islam and Abu Bakar Siddiqui -- for misappropriating 4,876kg of rice worth about Tk 2.19 lakh.

On Tuesday, the anti-graft watchdog filed a case against Sekendar Mia, Nayanashri union parishad member of Dhaka's Nawabganj, for taking bribe to issue registration cards under a government food programme.

On Monday, ACC filed a case against rice dealer Moshiur Rahman of Bogura's Shibganj, for adding names of 17 relief recipients twice or even thrice in a list of 538 names.