ACC submits charge sheet against Bengal Group chairman Abul Khair Litu

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the charge sheet against Abul Khair Litu, chairman of Bengal Group Limited, for illegally acquiring assets worth Tk 900 million.

ACC Deputy Director, who is also the investigative officer of the case, Md Kamruzzaman submitted the charge sheet to the court.
 
ACC Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer Md Aktarul Islam confirmed the matter to The Financial Express.

According to the investigative report, it was found that Abul Khair Litu, chairman of Bengal Group Limited, concealed information about properties worth more than Tk 1.24 million in his submitted asset declaration.
 
Additionally, the ACC's investigation revealed that he acquired illegal assets worth over Tk 903 million assets beyond known sources of income.
 
On April 23, 2017, ACC Deputy Director Monayem Hossain filed a case against him. Abul Khair Litu has been charged under sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004.

Earlier on November 1, 2017, ACC has questioned Litu on several counts of charges, including embezzlement of money from banks and tax dodge.

Meanwhile, the ACC has also filed a case against Abul Khair Litu's wife, Mahua Khair. The case was filed by ACC Deputy Director Monayem Hossain on July 9 at the ACC's Dhaka Integrated District Office.

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