Samrat, Arman sued for amassing illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has lodged separate cases against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat and his aide Enamul Haque Arman on charge of amassing illegal wealth.

Both the cases were Tfiled with the commission's coordinated district office, Dhaka-1, on Tuesday.

The ACC's Public Relations Officer (PRO) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya confirmed the matter.

The anti-graft body's deputy director Jahangir Alam filed a case against former Dhaka South City Jubo League president Samrat on charge of accumulated illegal wealth worth around Tk 2.94 crore while DD Salauddin lodged the other case against Arman, expelled vice president of Dhaka South City Jubo League, over an allegation of amassing asset worth Tk 2.5 crore through illegal means.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested Samrat and his close aide Enamul Haque Arman from Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla early morning on October 6.

Later, they raided Samrat's office in Bhuiyan Trade Centre at Kakrail and recovered a loaded pistol, 1,160 Yaba pills, 19 bottles of foreign liquor and two Kangaroo skins.

He was, later, sentenced to six months' imprisonment for possessing animal hide.

Besides, RAB-1 filed two case against Samrat with Ramna Police Station under arms and drug act.

Dhaka/M A Rahman/AKA