Warrants for arrest of Haji Selim, his wife
A Dhaka court yesterday issued warrants for arrest of former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Haji Mohammad Selim and his wife Gulshan Ara Begum in a case filed against them for amassing wealth illegally and concealing information in their wealth statements.
After scrutinising the case docket and other relevant documents, Judge Mohammad Azizul Haque of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court accepted the charge sheet and issued the warrants for arrest of the couple.
The court passed the order following the plea of the IO for issuance of arrest warrants against the couple and an order to attach their properties, as they have been absconding since the case was filed.
In the charge sheet, the IO mentioned that Selim had concealed Tk 1,04,13,936 in his wealth statement submitted earlier to the ACC. Selim's wife was accused of abetting her husband for accumulating wealth through illegal means.
ACC Assistant Director Mahabubul Alam filed the case with Lalbagh Police Station on September 24 last year.
The complainant in the first information report (FIR) said Selim accumulated wealth worth over Tk 14.65 crore, which is disproportionate to his known sources of income. The FIR also added that Selim concealed information about his actual wealth and properties worth over Tk 8,70, 39,758 in the wealth statement he submitted to the ACC.
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