Dhaka, April 25 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is currently investigating against former chief justice SK Sinha over the allegation of unusual transaction of Tk 4 crore in his account on November 9 last year.Earlier, on November 9 last year, a total of TK 4 crore has been deposited to the account of former chief justice SK Sinha through two separate pay order, which was sent by two businessmen—Mohammad Shahjahan and Niranjon Shaha—from the Gulshan branch of the Farmers Bank on November 8 last year.
Syed Iqbal Hossain, director of ACC, sent separate letters to Mohammad Shahjahan and Niranjon Shaha asking them to appear before it on May 6 for their explanation over the matter, ACC source said.
However, the ACC officials did not make any officials comment over the matter. But, many said that the commission is currently investigating over the matter and there was a rumor about the former chief justice and media has been published reports earlier relating to the matter.
After completion of the investigation, we will disclose the matter officially later on, an ACC official citing anonymity said.
In its letters, the ACC asked the two businessmen to appear before the commission on May 6 at 9.00am.
The allegations has been brought against the two businessmen for taking loan TK 4 crore from the Farmers Bank after opening accounts in the bank through fake documents. Both of them sent TK 4 crore to the account of an important person of the state, according to the ACC letter.
According to the media report, more than TK 5.5 crore had been transited in an account of Supreme Court’s branch of Sonali Bank, which was belong to former chief justice SK Sinha.
Apart from his salary, two businessmen–Mohammad Shahjahan and Niranjon Shaha—sent TK 4 crore to the account on November 9 last year.
They opened two accounts on November 6 in the Gulshan branch of the Farmers Bank through fake documents and took loan TK 4 crore, which was sent to the former chief justice account on November 9 through the pay order numbers 0092046 and 0092047 respectively, according to the report.
However, there was no transition from the two accounts of Farmers Bank after the pay order.
Earlier on November 11 last year, Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha resigned from his position following weeks of controversies over his leave and going abroad.
SK Sinha submitted his resignation letter to the president on 10 November, the last day of his leave.
The resignation of the country’s chief justice was preceded by harsh criticism of him by a number of cabinet members and members of parliament over the full verdict that cancelled the 16th amendment to the constitution.
Chief justice SK Sinha left Bangladesh for Australia to stay with his eldest daughter Suchana Sinha on 13 October.
On 2 October, the chief justice applied to president Md Abdul Hamid for a one-month leave that ended on 1 November.
Earlier on October 16, law minister Anisul Huq said the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) may launch an inquiry against Chief Justice SK Sinha as most of the 11 allegations raised against him are under the jurisdiction of the Commission.
An SC statement signed by its Registrar General Syed Aminul Islam stated that five Appellate Division judges had declined to conduct judicial activities together with Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha as there are 11 specific allegations, including ‘moral turpitude and corruption’, against him. – Staff Reporter
