ACC quizzes five more Titas officials over graft charges

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday questioned another five officials of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company over the allegations of amassing illegal wealth.

The officials being quizzed are- corporate division general manager Mahmudur Rab, parcel manager Hasibuzzaman, manager Anisuzzaman, Md. Abdul Mannan and corrosion control manager Abubakar Siddiqur Rahman.

ACC secretary Muhammad Anwar Hussain Hawlader told reporters that they were being questioned on various corruption charges, including illegal acquisition of assets.

“They have submitted their wealth statements to the ACC, we will verify it,” said Anwar Hussain Hawlader.

The corruption watchdog is investigating allegations of acquiring illegal assets against 30 officials and employees of TGDL. Earlier, the ACC interrogated ten officials of Titas gas and recorded their statements.

Muhammad Anwar Hussain Hawlader also said, “Police inspector Sheikh Sohel Rana’s bank accounts or assets will also come under ACC scanner if the Ministry of Commerce refer the case to us as like as Evaly scam investigation.”

Sheikh Sohel Rana, a patron of e-commerce platform E-orange and also an inspector (Investigation) of Banani Police Station, was detained by Border Security Force from India-Nepal border area located at Cooch Behar in Kolkata in an allegation of illegal border crossing on Friday.