The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed two separate cases against former Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Unit, Md Hamidul Alam, his wife and three sisters over allegations of acquiring illicit wealth worth Tk61.19 crore.
ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain disclosed the information at a press briefing at the commission’s headquarters on Monday.
In the first case, Hamidul Alam and his three sisters—Mosammat Aziza Sultana, Mosammat Arefa Salma and Mosammat Shirin Shabnam—were named as accused.
According to the case statement, Hamidul Alam allegedly concealed information and sources of assets worth Tk27,60,03,905 in his wealth statement submitted to the ACC with dishonest intent and provided false and baseless declarations. He is also accused of acquiring and possessing illicit assets worth Tk35,17,87,995 through illegal means.
The ACC further alleged that while serving as a government employee (police officer), Hamidul Alam abused his official power and used money obtained through corruption and bribery—considered predicate offences of money laundering—to acquire immovable properties worth Tk8,94,64,000 in the names of his three sisters. It was also alleged that the accused, in collusion with one another, transferred or shifted assets (layering) to conceal or disguise the illegal sources of the wealth.
In the second case, Hamidul Alam’s wife Mosammat Shahazadi Alam Lipi has been made the principal accused, while Hamidul Alam has been named as an abettor.
The case statement said Shahazadi Alam Lipi concealed information and sources of assets worth Tk19,56,27,878 in her wealth statement submitted to the commission and made false and baseless declarations with dishonest intent. She allegedly acquired and possessed illicit assets worth Tk26,01,29,997 with the illegal assistance of her husband.
The ACC also alleged that Shahazadi Alam Lipi acquired assets worth Tk3,74,42,000 using money obtained through her husband’s abuse of official power, corruption and bribery, and carried out conversion, transfer or shifting (layering) of assets to conceal their sources.
The cases have been filed under Sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004; Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012; Section 109 of the Penal Code; and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.