Staff Reporter :
Amid the Bangladesh government’s initiative to bring back arrested PK Halder, a court of India on Tuesday again granted fresh remand for further grilling him for 10 days by the India’s financial intelligence agency Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The court on Tuesday passed the remand petition after the ED prayed for a 14-day remand for further interrogation.
During the hearing in the court, the ED lawyers briefed the progress made in the PK Halder’s case and said that they have collected information from him about huge assets of PK Halder in India, which worth about Tk150 crore.
The ED officials, however, said PK Halder had not yet given any information on whether any politician of the province was involved in money laundering from Bangladesh to India.
Intelligence agency report said that in connivance of the private lawyer, PK Halder amassed huge wealth in several states of India, including West Bengal, ED officials said.
Earlier on Sunday, the court granted remand petition for three days to interrogate PK Halder and his other accomplices.
On 14 May, the ED arrested PK Halder who was hiding in West Bengal with fake identity after embezzling around Tk300 crore from Bangladesh to India.
ED said, he used the money to build luxury houses in different areas, including Ashok Nagar of 24 Parganas and also set up several businesses there.
The Anti-Corruption Commission sources said, at least 36 cases were filed against PK Halder over siphoning off around Tk 2,800 crores from four organisations.
The corruption watchdog said that the charge sheets of three cases are ready and it will be submitted soon.
Meanwhile, both Bangladesh and India are talking about the extradition of PK Halder. However, India said, he will be handed over to Bangladesh but it needs time for the completion of legal procedures.
