Mostafa Hawlader, a court inspector (CSI), has been sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined Tk 70,000 or to suffer another four months in jail in default to pay the fine in a case filed by the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) on charges of embezzlement of money and corruption in Kushtia.
The court acquitted Kaimuddin Khan, another accused in the case, as the charges against him were not substantiated.
Ashraful Islam of the Kushtia Special Judge's Court handed down the verdict against the CSI of the Judicial Magistrate's Court on Monday. Both the accused were present in the court in person. The convict was sent to jail after the verdict was announced.
The case was conducted by ACC-appointed Public Prosecutor Advocate Al Mujahid Hossain Mithu.
According to court sources, on 12 December of 2012, Shah Ali, former deputy assistant director of the ACC, Kushtia filed a case under section 496/10 against two of the accused former court inspectors for embezzling Tk 63,200.
Concerned sources say, Mostafa Hawlader submitted fabricated report of the fine imposed on him by the learned court of Kushtia. The issue of corruption and embezzlement came to the notice of the court. After a thorough investigation at the Sonali Bank the issue of corruption came to light.
The ACC issued a chargesheet against CSI Mostafa and Qaymuddin. After filing the case, Mostafa was sent on forced retirement.
The court accepted the testimony of 10 out of 12 witnesses in the case. As the allegation was not proved, court acquitted inspector Qaymuddin Khan of the charges.