PK Halder sent money to accounts of his ‘70-80 girlfriends’: ACC lawyer

Around 70-80 girlfriends of swindling sultan Proshanto Kumar Halder (PK Halder) found by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said it to the media on Sunday.

Khurshid Alam Khan said that PK Halder’s money was transferred to his girlfriends’ bank accounts too and they may also be brought under investigation.

He said that charges will be framed against those girlfriends if they are found guilty and it depends on investigation.

This information about PK Halder is based on our initial investigations and he is unmarried too, said Khurshid Alam Khan.

Khurshid Alam Khan also said that an arrest warrant against PK Halder was sent to the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) through the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Earlier on December 9, the High Court ordered the authorities concerned to provide an update to the court on what steps have been taken to bring back and arrest PK Halder.

The court also ordered for the submission of a progress report in this matter before the court within January 3.

The High Court bench of Justice M Nazrul Islam Talukdar and Justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order on December 9.

Advocate Md Khurshid Alam Khan stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) while Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin represented the state on that day.

Earlier on December 3, the High Court said all the corrupt figures and money launderers including Proshanta Kumar Halder must be brought to justice no matter how influential they are.

Also, the court asked the ACC to submit to the court the First Information Report (FIR) against PK Halder, the order to seize his property and the arrest warrant issued by the lower court within this time.

On November 18, the High Court wanted to know about the steps being taken to bring International Leasing and Finance Service Limited (ILFSL) Director PK Halder back.

So, the ACC submitted a report in this regard stating that they had communicated with the Interpol.

On September 7, Halder filed an appeal seeking permission for his safe return to the country. He is accused of illegally amassing Tk 3,600 crore and laundering it abroad while performing his duties as the ILFSL director.

On January 8, the ACC also filed a case against him for acquiring wealth worth nearly Tk 275 crore beyond his known sources of income.

In his appeal, Haldar, however, said he wanted to come back to Bangladesh to help the authorities recover the amassed money of ILFSL.

On January 22, the High Court ordered the government to confiscate the properties of Halder and 19 others, including his mother, wife, and brother, apart from freezing their bank accounts and revoking their passports.

After hearing the appeals of seven investors of ILFSL, the court also imposed restrictions on their foreign travel. However, swindling sultan Haldar managed to flee to Canada.