Order to submit case report against 9 people including Wasser MD

The court directed the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the allegations of misappropriation of Tk 132 crore against nine persons including Wasar MD Taksim A Khan.

WASA Employees Multipurpose Cooperative Society Secretary Md. Shahab Uddin government hearing on the application of a case, the Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Dhaka Md. Asaduzzaman gave this order on Monday.

Monday (January 30) Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md. Asaduzzaman's court ordered the ACC to submit a report on April 10 after hearing the complaint.

Gaffar Hossain

• Plaintiff's lawyer. Gaffar Hossain confirmed the matter and said that today was the day for filing the necessary documents of the case. After the hearing today, the court directed the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit a report regarding the allegations of the case. He said that today was the day for filing the necessary documents of the case. After the hearing, the court directed the ACC to submit a report related to the allegations in the case.

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Earlier, on November 10 of last year, General Secretary of Dhaka Wasa Employees Bhumukhi Cooperative Samity Limited, in the same court. Shahab Uddin Sarkar appeared in the court and complained against those 9 people.

In addition to Taksim, Dhaka Wasa engineer Sharmin Haque Amir, former revenue inspector Md. Mizanur Rahman, Engineer Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Revenue Inspector Md. Zakir Hossain, engineer. Badrul Alam, Janata Bank's former DGM Shyamal Biswas, Deputy Secretary Sheikh Enayet Ullah and Deputy Chief Accounting Officer. Salekur Rahman has been accused.

Gaffar Hossain

• Gaffar Hossain also said that after receiving the report of the ACC, the court will decide whether the crime against the accused will be taken into account or not. According to the complaint in the case, Dhaka Wasa Employees Bhumukhi Cooperative Society received Tk 99.65 lakh 19 thousand 173 from Dhaka Wasa from July 16, 2017 to June 30, 2018. And from 2018 to 2019 fiscal year, the association earned 34 crore 18 lakh 57 thousand 790 taka for the same work. Out of this, 1 crore 79 lakh 59 thousand 503 taka was deposited as association in 2017 to 2018 financial year. The remaining 132 crores 4 lakhs 17 thousand 460 takas were withdrawn and embezzled by other accused persons with the direct help and instructions of accused Taksim A Khan through various checks from six banks. This embezzlement of the accused has been proved in the audit report of the Directorate of Cooperatives. Apart from this, the accused stole property worth about Tk 200 crore by transferring the immovable property of the society including the society's car from the custody of the society. The plaintiff has charged under Section 380 / 420 / 409 / 506 / 109 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 that the defendants have embezzled and stolen money by colluding with each other.

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Apart from this, the accused stole property worth about Tk 200 crores by transferring the immovable and immovable property of the association including the vehicle from the custody of the association. It is mentioned in the application that this embezzlement of the accused has been proved in the audit report of the Directorate of Cooperatives.