HC upholds jail term for Osman Gani
HC upholds jail term for Osman Gani | Tuesday, 15 December 2015
The High Court upheld the jail term for Osman Gani, former Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF), in a case for acquiring illegal wealth. A High Court division bench comprising Justice Md Ruhul Quddus and Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty passed the order, upholding the sentence of trial court.
A trial court on June 5, 2008, sentenced Gani to 12-year imprisonment, fined Taka 10 lakh and one year more imprisonment in default in the graft case. Gani lodged appeal against the order. More than Taka ten million was recovered from different parts of Gani's government residence in 2007. He was arrested following the incident.
The Anti-Corruption Commission lodged a case against Gani and his wife Mohsin Ara with Uttara Police Station on July 26, 2007, according to BSS. -Mithun