The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday grilled five persons, including three cops in connection with the misappropriation of 165 gold bars recovered from Rampura area recently.
A team of the ACC led by its Deputy Director Jatan Kumar interrogated Rampura Thana’s Sub-Inspector Manjurul Islam, its constables Akkas Chowdhury and Wahedul Islam, police source Mahfuz Alam Roni and a driver M Sajib Sikder.
On March 13, the alleged accused recovered a private car from Rampura area with 235 gold bars inside it. But they submitted only 70 bars to the police station as such they distributed 165 bars among themselves.
But the truth was leaked out following by the news of some dailies. Accordingly, the Detective Branch of police arrested two smugglers and five persons. It filed a case as per approval of the ACC.
ACC Officer M A Rashid sent the case to the CMM court seeking authorisation of investigation. As per the court order, ACC Deputy Director Jatan Kumar is now investigating the matter.
Earlier, ACC questioned Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rampura Thana Kripa Sindhu Bala and Nasim Ahmed and its Sub-Inspector (SI) Moniruzzaman and former Second Officer Quamruzzaman.
The allegation also raised against an assistant commissioner (AC) of police that he tried to realise the gold bars from the thana. ACC is likely to summon the assistant commissioner shortly.
