DHAKA, Sept 15, 2019, (BSS) – A Dhaka court today scrapped bail plea
filed by Deputy Inspector General of prisons Partha Gopal Bonik in a graft
case.
Partha’s lawyer Kamrul Islam pleaded for his bail. Anti-Corruption
Commission (ACC) lawyer Mosharraf Hossain Kazal, however opposed the plea.
After hearing both the sides, Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge KM Imrul
Qayesh passed the order, scrapping bail plea of the accused.
Partha, who was working at Sylhet Central Jail, was shown arrested by
ACC on July 28 as it recovered Taka 80 lakh from his North Green Road flat.
“He did not declare the money in his income tax file, making us to
believe it was amassed illegally,” ACC director Mohammad Yousuf said on that
day.
Partha during his arrest, said the car he was using and is kept at the
parking space owned by him, was actually belongs to his friend. Of the money,
Partha said, Taka 30 lakh was given to him by his mother-in-law and 50 lakh
was earned by him during his years in service.
Meanwhile, the same court today set October 20 for submitting probe
report in the case. The court passed the order as the investigation officer
failed to submit the report today.