Cumilla Correspondent

A Dhaka court on Monday has ordered to freeze land flat and nine bank accounts of over Tk 3 crore of ousted Cumilla City mayor Tahsun Bahar Suhi, in Uttara residential area in Dhaka.

Acting Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court, Ibrahim Mia, issued this order in response to the ACC's application. According to court sources, the investigation officer on behalf of the ACC, Md. Ferdous Rahman, filed the application for seizure and freezing.

The immovable property is a flat measuring 1474.54 square feet in the Uttara residential area of the capital. The value of which is estimated at 32 lakh taka.

The ACC application states that a case has been filed against former Cumilla City Corporation Mayor Tahsin Bahar for abusing his power as the Mayor of Cumilla , acquiring and possessing assets worth Tk 3 crore 4 lakh 50 thousand 770 through corruption, which is inconsistent with his known source of income, and knowingly transferring and transferring illegal proceeds of crime through unusual and suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 42 crore 58 lakh 73 thousand 193 through 16 bank accounts in his name, which is inconsistent with his known source of income, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012, as well as Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. During the investigation, all the assets acquired by accused Tahsin Bahar could not be identified specifically.

However, in order to prevent him from transferring and transferring the assets he has acquired so far, it is absolutely necessary to attach the following immovable assets and block the bank accounts as per Rule 18 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Rules, 2007 and Section 14 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.