A writ was filed with the High Court on Monday, pleading for its direction upon the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to probe severe allegations of corruption against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed.
Supreme Court lawyer Md Salah Uddin Rigan filed the writ petition, saying he pleaded for court’s direction as allegations of severe corruption came recently against Benazir on newspaper reports.
“I had filed an application with the ACC on April 4 for investigating the allegations raised against the former IGP. As my application went unheard, I sent a legal notice to the anti-graft body on April 18 for taking necessary steps in this regard. As that too went in vain, I filed the writ,” the writ petitioner said.
“Maybe Benazir did the corruption, maybe he did not, but the allegations should be probed as the general people think that he made huge assets through corruption. The real truth will only come out through investigation,” he added.
Md Salah Uddin Rigan also said the petition will likely to be heard by the court this week.
Meanwhile, the ACC has decided to investigate allegations of amassing illegal wealth against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his family members.
A three-member committee has been formed in this regard, said Aktarul Islam, deputy director and public relations officer of the ACC, on Monday afternoon.
“A committee of three, led by ACC Deputy Director Hafizur Islam, has been formed. The other two members are Neamul Hasan and Joynal Abdin,” he said.
Earlier on March 31, a Bangladeshi national daily published a series of reports in two instalments accusing Benazir Ahmed and his family members of occupying state-owned land and earning hundreds of millions illegally.
Following the publication of the reports, Benazir Ahmed uploaded a video statement on Facebook where he denied all the allegations and said the reports were baseless and fabricated.
The former police chief said he and his family would give away the purported properties to anyone or any group that can provide proof.