ACC files two graft cases against six KCC officials

KHULNA, Oct 30: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against six Khulna City Corporation (KCC) officials over the alleged misappropriation of Tk 34.21 lakh and the disappearance of 11 licence registers.

ACC Deputy Assistant Director Md Ashikur Rahman filed the cases on Tuesday. The first case accuses Licence Inspector Md Habibur Rahman, suspended Senior Licence Officer Faruk Hossain Talukder and accounts department cashier Sanjib Kumar Saha for misappropriating Tk 34.21 lakh through negligence of duty and failure to maintain proper accounts.

The case was filed under Sections 420, 409 and 109 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.

According to the allegations, KCC audits and an investigation uncovered irregularities involving the 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 fiscal years. Habibur later returned the money, the allegations state.

The second case names five officials, including Habibur and Talukder, accusing them of criminal breach of trust, concealing or destroying evidence by making 11 licence registers disappear, and misappropriating money in collusion.

The case was filed under Sections 409, 201 and 109 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.

ACC Khulna Deputy Director Mamunur Rashid Chowdhury confirmed the cases and said charge sheets would be submitted soon.