Court Orders to Freeze Properties of Pradeep and Wife

The court has ordered the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Chattogram and Cox's Bazar to seize all the movable and immovable properties of dismissed OC Pradeep and his wife Chumki, accused in the murder case of retired Major Sinha.

The order was passed by Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sheikh Ashfaqur Rahman on Tuesday (June 29) morning. The court directed the to seize all the movable and immovable property of dismissed OC Pradeep Kumar Das and his wife in Chattogram and keep it under the control of the Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram and the Deputy Commissioner of Cox's Bazar. The court issued the order in a case of OC Pradeep's illegal acquisition of assets filed by the ACC.

According to the case statement, Pradeep Kumar Das built a six-storey house in Patharghata area of ​​Kotwali police station in the name of his father-in-law to hide the money earned through 'bribery and corruption'. Later, Pradeep Das's father-in-law donated the house to his wife Chumki Karan. Although the deed is a deed, the house was acquired by Pradeep Das and his wife Chumki Karan.

The ACC also mentioned in the case that the commission business of the accused Chumki Karan and the income of the fish business in five ponds leased in Boalkhali Upazila for 10 years have been shown in the income tax return as fake business for the purpose of transferring, converting and transferring the illegal money of husband Pradeep Das.

August 23 last year, the ACC integrated district office, Chattogram-2 Assistant Director Md Riaz Uddin filed the case alleging that OC Pradeep had acquired illegal assets. Along with OC Pradeep, his wife Chumki Karan has also been accused in the case.