Tk400cr peon: CID launches money-laundering investigation into Jahangir Alam

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has determined to provoke an investigation towards Jahangir Alam, on the total identified as “Pani Jahangir” who faded to inspire at Sheikh Hasina’s notify Sudha Sadan, over allegations of laundering money in one more country.

Jahangir is accused of amassing a fortune of Tk400 crore.

In accordance with a press assertion signed by CID’s Particular Superintendent of Police (media) Azad Rahman this present day (1 October), Jahangir, moreover the proprietor of AK Exact Estate Restricted, has allegedly laundered a serious amount of money to the US thru hundi.

Jahangir before the entirety served at Sheikh Hasina’s notify Sudha Sadan, accountable for turning in food and water at some point soon of assorted programmes, moreover incomes him the nickname “Pani Jahangir”.

After Sheikh Hasina grew to turn into top minister, he persevered in his role internal her family.

Nonetheless, Jahangir, moreover the feeble vice president of Noakhali District Awami League, started figuring out himself as a non-public assistant to the feeble top minister and accrued wealth, claiming to wield well-known lobbying impact.

He accrued colossal resources in every Noakhali and Dhaka, the assertion reads.

In accordance with the assertion, Jahangir allegedly bought resources price over Tk400 crore and his well-known other, Kamrun Nahar, holds resources valued at Tk7.3 crore, including a 2,360 sq ft condo in Dhanmondi, a automobile, and Tk73 lakh in industrial capital, alongside with Tk1.17 crore in monetary institution deposits.

CID alleged that Jahangir himself owns agricultural and non-agricultural land price Tk4 crore in his dwelling district, two outlets in Mohammadpur and Recent Market, a seven-storey building and two apartments in Mirpur, a single-storey dwelling in his village, and a four-storey dwelling on his ancestral property in Noakhali’s Chatkhil.

His movable resources consist of Tk2.52 crore in money and monetary institution deposits, a DPS of Tk2.75 lakh, an FDR of Tk1.3 crore, and his well-known other’s monetary institution steadiness of Tk27.97 lakh, a DPS of Tk18.75 lakh, and investments in partnership corporations amounting to Tk6.24 crore, it added.

Earlier on 20 August, the Anti-Corruption Price (ACC) initiated an investigation into Jahangir for alleged corruption and irregularities.