Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday submitted a petition before a Dhaka court to freeze wealth of Lakshmipur lawmaker Kazi Shahid Islam Papul and his accomplices, said court sources.
Earlier on Tuesday, CID filed a money laundering case against Papul, his daughter Kazi Wafa Islam and six others. According to the case statement, CID found that they earned around Tk 355 crore, mainly through human trafficking.
This is the first case CID filed against Papul, his family members and associates.
In the case filed with the Paltan police station, CID said that it found that Tk 355 crore was transacted through the bank accounts of the accused. However, more investigation is needed to prove charges against them, CID said.
CID financial crime unit assistant police superintendent Al-Amin Hossain filed the case.
MP Papul is currently in Kuwait jail.
His misdeeds came in light when a Kuwait-returnee victim Rubel Haq unveiled that he paid five lakh Taka for a job in the country but was among 10 people who were sent back by Kuwait authorities.
Based on his allegation, CID arrested a person, Golam Mostafa, and he later confessed before a court that he took five to seven lakh Taka per person, promising jobs in Kuwait, from many people – on the instructions of Papul and his brother Badrul. He then transferred the money to the brothers.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on 11 November filed the case against Shahid, his wife, daughter and sister-in-law for laundering Tk148 crore.
