Ex-OC Pradip’s wife denied bail in graft case

The High Court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of Chumki Karan, wife of suspended officer-in-charge (OC) of Teknaf police station and death row convict Pradip Kumar Das, in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

A High Court division bench comprising Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Aminul Islam scrapped the bail plea and ordered to prepare a paper book for the appeal hearing against her 21-year imprisonment sentence.

On August 23, 2020, the ACC filed the case against sacked OC Pradip and his wife for amassing wealth worth over Tk 4 crore.

Earlier, the couple was given notice to submit the statement of their assets and they submitted it after getting the notice.

Following their statement, after a long investigation, the ACC has reportedly found information about Pradip and his wife's assets worth more than Tk 4 crore that they had acquired.