Former OC, wife jailed in graft case

A Dhaka court today sentenced a former OC and former Sub-Inspector of Gulshan Police station, Firoz Kabir, to six years in prison and his wife Sabrina Ahmed to four years in a money laundering case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Dhaka Special Judge Court-9 Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman delivered the verdict in the presence of both the accused.

Saiful Islam Mithu, the court's bench assistant, confirmed the development.

Kabir was also fined double the amount involved in the graft case -- Tk 1.74 crore. Failure to pay within 60 working days of the verdict will be dealt with under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

In addition, the court ordered the government to seize property worth about Tk 87.17 lakh in connection with the crime.

According to the case statement, Firoz deposited over Tk 309.97 lakh in his accounts at the Gulshan branches of AB Bank, Dutch Bangla Bank, NRB Commercial Bank, Islami Bank, and BRAC Bank from January 1, 2012, to May 31, 2016, as well as in his wife Sabrina Ahmed's account at Dutch Bangla Bank.

These deposits exceeded his known sources of income.

ACC Assistant Director Syed Ataul Kabir filed a case over graft and bribery against the couple on October 3, 2017.

They were indicted in 2019 after police submitted their investigation report.