CHATTOGRAM, Nov 20, 2025 (BSS)- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against customs official Uttam Kumar and his wife, Shilpi Rani Sarkar, on charges of amassing illegal wealth and providing false information in their wealth statements.

The Assistant Director of the ACC Chattogram Integrated Office, Sayeed Mohammad Imran Hossain, filed two cases today. The Deputy Director, Subel Ahmed, confirmed the matter.

According to the ACC, Shilpi Rani Sarkar is accused of acquiring illegal assets worth around Tk 79 lakh in one case, while Uttam Kumar is accused of possessing known undeclared assets worth about Tk 17 lakh in the other case.
 
One of the case statements alleges that Shilpi Rani Sarkar acquired ownership of undeclared assets worth Tk 79,50,559 by using money earned dishonestly by her husband, Uttam Kumar.
 
In the asset declaration submitted to the ACC, she claimed assets worth Tk 1,46,92,184, but upon verification, it was found that her actual assets amounted to Tk 2,26,42,743. The ACC found the information provided about her job and business as a legitimate source of income to be unfounded. Consequently, a case has been filed against her under Sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.
 
The complaint alleges that Uttam Kumar fabricated a false source of income by using his wife's name to legitimize money earned through dishonest means.

The ACC has accused Uttam Kumar of assisting his wife in providing false information on her income tax returns, leading to a charge under Section 109 of the Penal Code.
 
In a separate complaint, the ACC alleges that Uttam Kumar acquired assets totaling Tk 17,26,905 while serving as a government employee. He declared assets of Tk 55,89,524 to the ACC, but the source of these assets was found to be unclear in comparison to his legal income and expenditure statement.
 
Uttam Kumar faces charges under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.