A court in Dhaka has imposed travel ban on additional police super of RAB-2 Uttam Kumar Biswas leaving the country on charge of accumulating wealth through irregularities and corruption.
Uttam Kumar Biswas was the investigation officer of Tk 2,000 crore money laundering case against 47 accused including Sajjad Hossain Barkat and Imtiaz Hasan Rubel --two brother of Faridpur.
On Thursday (May 30), Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)'s investigation officer assistant director Ruhul Huque pleaded to the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Jaglul Hossain to impose travel ban on Uttam Kumar Biswas leaving the country during the ongoing investigation against him in a corruption case. After the hearing, the court granted the prayer.
It was stated in the prayer that investigation against Uttam Kumar Biswas began on charge of acquiring wealth through various irregularities and corruption which is still ongoing. Meantime, a report has been submitted issuing notices against him and his wife asking to submit details of their properties.
Analysing a number of records received from different banks and other organisations during the investigation, it was found that Uttam Kumar Biswas closed his many bank accounts withdrawing all the money which appeared to be suspicious.
Besides, he did not make any cooperation from the very beginning of investigation against him, rather, tried to disrupt the investigation against him providing false and confusing information at different times, and unnecessarily wasted time.
During the investigation, it was also learnt that Uttam Kumar Biswas was trying to leave the country secretly closing all his bank accounts. If he flees abroad, the investigation may be affected. In such a situation, it is necessary to impose travel ban on him, said the ACC official in his prayer.
