The Anti-Corruption Commission inquiry committee said that former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and members of his family amassed wealth, both聽 movable and immovable, worth about Tk 44 crore beyond known sources of income.
The ACC inquiry headed by its deputy director, Hafizul Islam, submitted its initial report to the ACC on July 1.
When contacted, ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan told 抖阴精品 that they would submit the initial inquiry report to the High Court during the next hearing.
On April 22, the High Court asked the ACC to report to the court the progress of probes into the reported disproportionate properties of Benazir, his wife, and their two daughters in two months after hearing a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Md Salah Uddin Regan.
鈥榃e found illegal wealth of the former IGP and his family worth Tk 44 crore, according to the value of the deed. But the actual value of the wealth will be more,鈥� said an official involved with the inquiry.
According to the inquiry report, Benazir amassed movable and immovable wealth worth about Tk 9.25 crore, and his wife Jissan Mirza owned Tk 21.34 crore.
Besides, their elder daughter Farheen Rishta amassed wealth worth Tk 8.10 crore, and another daughter Tahseen Raisa amassed wealth worth Tk 4.76 crore.
The inquiry report said that the value shown in the deed of immovable property was taken into consideration in the report.
During the inquiry, it was seen that 25 acres of land at Bandarban Sadar were taken on lease in the name of Benazir Ahmed, two plots in the names of Benazir and his wife Jissan Mirza at Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj, Jissan Mirza owned a seven-storey building on a three-katha plot at Sector 11 at Uttara in Dhaka, and six flats at Pisciculture Housing Society at Adabar in Dhaka.
The value of these assets is not mentioned anywhere, and the value of these assets has not been determined in the preliminary inquiry, according to the inquiry report.
It said that the price would be determined by collecting relevant records for verification and taking measurements by independent engineers or experts when necessary.
The report also said, 鈥業f the actual value of the assets is determined, there is a possibility that the value of the assets beyond their known sources of income will be higher.鈥�
Apart from the wealth found in the initial inquiry, there is a possibility of having more immovable and immovable assets in the country and abroad in their names as notices were issued to submit wealth statements under Section 26(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2004, said the report.
Earlier, a Dhaka court ordered the seizure of a total of 697 bigha of land in Gopalganj, Madaripur, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Bandarban, and Narayanganj districts, 12 flats in Dhaka, and shares in 21 companies in the name of Benazir and his family.
The court also ordered freezing of a Tk 30 lakh investment in savings certificates, 33 bank accounts, and three Beneficiary Owner鈥檚 accounts.
On May 28, the ACC聽summoned Benazir, his wife Jissan Mirza and two daughters, Farhen Rista and Tahseen Raisa, to appear before the ACC for interrogation.
But they did not appear before the ACC, despite the commission having two dates for their appearance.
Benazir is now staying aboard along with his family members, but his current location is still unknown, said ACC officials.
Benazir joined the police force as an assistant superintendent of police in February 1988 and retired on September 30, 2022.
On December 10, 2021, the United States declared then-IGP Benazir ineligible for entry into the country for 鈥榞ross violations of human rights鈥� while serving as the director general of the Rapid Action Battalion.
