A Dhaka court today 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 the Special Judge Court-10 of Dhaka read out the charges to him.

The court fixed November 18 for starting trial of the case.

On August 24 this year, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Md Salauddin, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Sessions Judge's Court.

Fourteen people have been made prosecution witnesses in the charge sheet.

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.