OC Pradeep shown arrested in ACC case

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 14 (UNB): Former Officer-in-Charge of Teknaf Model Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das, an accused in Major Sinha killing case, was shown arrested in another case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Chattogram Metropolitan Senior Special and Sessions Judge Sheikh Ashfaqur Rahman passed the order in the afternoon.

Pradeep was taken to the court from Cox's Bazar Jail amid tight security in the afternoon.

The court also took the case into cognigance and fixed September 20 for next hearing.

On August 23, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against Pradeep Kumar Das and his wife for amassing wealth worth Tk 4 crore from unknown sources.

Mohammad Riaz Uddin, deputy director of ACC, filed the case with the integrated court of Chattogram Divisional ACC office.

According to ACC Chattogram divisional office sources, the ACC's investigation against OC Pradeep started in 2018.