DIG Mizan seeks time

Staff Correspondent: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman is not appearing before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) showing his personal grounds.

The anti-graft watchdog summoned the suspended DIG Mizan at 10:00 am on Monday in its Dhaka office to investigate the bribery allegation brought against him.

Instead of attending the ACC today, he sent a letter on Sunday to its investigation officer seeking time in which he cited that: “I could not be able to appear before it on account of my personal grounds. But there will be no noncompliance from me in the next to give statement on the issue.”

ACC’s public relations office confirmed the matter.

On the other hand, the ACC is supposed to interrogate its suspended director Enamul Basir today afternoon.

Earlier on June 24, ACC Director Monzur Morshed filed a case against DIG Mizanur Rahman allegedly for amassing over Tk 3.28 crore beyond known source of income.

Monzur Morshed on the day ordered its director Enamul Basir and DIG Mizan to appear before it on July 1 for interrogation.

ACC Director Md Manjur Morshed on June 12 was given charge to investigate into the allegation of wealth amassed illegally by Mizan.

Previously, DIG Mizanur Rahman alleged that ACC Director Enamul Basir accepted bribes worth Tk40 lakh—in two phases— from him in exchange for information.

On June 10, the ACC suspended Basir and removed him from the probe team that was investigating the wealth of DIG Mizan, for leaking a probe report to DIG Mizan.

According to the media reports, DIG Mizan was engaged in misconduct and corruption while on duty. His alleged involvement in accumulating wealth from unknown sources was very evident.

On January 9 this year, Mizanur Rahman was withdrawn from his position due to allegations of abducting a young woman at gunpoint and forcing her to marry him.

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