ACC prosecutes Pradeep and his wife for illegal wealth

Suspended Teknaf police station officer-in-charge Pradeep Kumar Dass and his wife Chumki Karon

Bangladesh Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against suspended Teknaf police station officer-in-charge Pradeep Kumar Das and his wife Chumki Karon on charges of accumulating illegal wealth and laundering about Tk 3.95 crore.

The commission assistant director M Reaz Uddin filed the case with ACC integrated district office Chattogram-2, said ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee.

According to ACC officials Pradeep has a luxurious flat in Chattogram city’s Lalkhan Bazar, partnership in two hotels and a flat in Cox’s Bazar.

It was found that Pradeep siphoned out money to countries like Australia and India.

In Boalkhali of Chattogram, huge assets were found in his wife’s name, including fish farms, commission officials said.