The Appellate Division has stayed for six weeks the bail granted by the High Court to Dhaka Wanderers Club general secretary Joy Gopal Sarker.

Bench of chamber Judge Obaidul Hassan passed the order Monday during a hearing of a petition filed by the state side.

The court has suspended the bail order in four cases to Joy Gopal who was arrested during the drive against casinos in 2019, said Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik

Attorney General AM Amin Uddin, Additional Deputy Attorney General Sheikh Mohammad Morshed along with Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik presented the state side during the hearing. Meanwhile, senior advocate Mohammad Yousuf Hossain Humayun represented the defendant’s side.

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On August 19, High Court Bench of Justice Md Najrul Islam Talukdar and SM Mojibur Rahman granted the bail to the accused.

On July 14, 2019 Joy Gopal was arrested during a drive against casinos.

He was shown arrested in four separate cases filed with Gendaria, Sutrapur and Wari police stations later.

On July 22, 2020, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) submitted the charge sheet of these cases.

According to the charge sheet, after his retirement as a footballer of the Wanderer’s Club, Joy Gopal became a member of the board of directors and later the cashier.

In 2014, he joined hands with AL leaders Enu, Rupom and became the general secretary of the club, getting involved in directing the casino club, said the charge sheet.

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On September 18, 2019, a Rab-3 team conducted a drive at a casino inside Dhaka Wanderer’s Club where illegal drugs, fake currency, huge money and gambling materials were seized.