Ex-OC Pradeep's wife sent to jail on surrender

CHATTOGRAM, May 23 (UNB): A Chattogram court sent on Monday Chumki Karon, wife of ex-OC and death-row convict in Major Sinha (retd) murder case Pradeep Kumar Das, to jail in a case over amassing wealth illegally.

Chattogram Divisional Special Judge Munshi Abdul Majid passed the order after Chumki Karon surrendered before the court and sought bail, said Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) lawyer Mahmudul Haque.

Chumki Karon remained absconding since the arrest of Pradeep in major (retd) Sinha Mohammed Rashed Khan murder case.

On August 23 in 2020, ACC filed the case against Pradeep and his wife over amassing wealth worth Tk 40 million.

ACC sources said the anti-graft watchdog's investigation against Pradeep started in 2018.

On April 20 last year, Pradeep and his wife were asked to submit their wealth statement and they submitted those in June that year.