ACC files case against govt employee for swindling Tk40 lakh

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against an office assistant of the Khulna deputy commissioner (DC) office on a charge of swindling government money amounting to Tk 40 lakh.

Assistant Director (AD) of integrated district ACC office Tarun Kanti Ghosh filed the case against M Sohel Arman, office secretary of Khulna DC office, now suspended, on a charge of swindling government money.

Arman, son of Abul Fazal of Krisnanagar Union under Batiaghata upazila joined the estate department of Khulna DC office on deputation from Moheswari Union land office under Koyra upazila last year.

The case was filed under different sections (Section 409/420/468/471/477) of the 1947 anti-corruption act, AD Tarun Kanti Ghosh confirmed to BSS.

According to the case, Sohel Arman emblazonment Tk 7 lakh of Sayedpur Trust Estate by issuing six cheques of NRBC Bank in the Khulna branch by putting fake signature of incumbent deputy commissioner Khondokar Yasir Arefin.

Later, he emblazed Tk 8 lakh from the bank by issuing five more cheques by giving fake signatures of Sifat Md Ishtiaq Bhuiyan, additional deputy commissioner (Revenue).

He also emblazed Tk 25 lakhs from Tk 75 lakhs FDR of the Sayedpur Trust Estate after issuing false applications and fake signatures of the DC.

Sayedpur Trust Estate, the property and asset of the great posthumous demon Hazi Mohammad Mohsin is now government property. Khulna DC is the Trustee while ADC (Revenue) is the secretary of the Trust.

The emblazonment of government money was disclosed recently when Abdus Shakur, treasurer of the Sayedpur Trust Estate, checked the registrar and bank statement, the case narrated.