Regent Hospital chairman Shahed shown arrested again in corruption case
Shahed is a convicted accused in several fraud and cheating cases.
Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed Karim has been shown arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of acquiring illegal assets and money laundering.
Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 passed the order today (14 September) following an application submitted by the ACC, ACC lawyer Delwar Jahan Rumi confirmed.
ACC Deputy Director Md Farid Ahmed Patwari filed the case on 7 March 2021.
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Following an investigation, ACC Assistant Director and investigation officer Mohammad Ziatul Islam submitted a charge sheet against Mohammad Shahed and his wife, Mrs Sadia Arbi, on 10 January 2024.
According to the charge sheet, Sadia Arbi declared assets worth Tk61.30 lakh, including movable and immovable properties, in a wealth statement submitted to the ACC on 28 December 2020.
However, verification and investigation found assets worth Tk76.23 lakh in her name. The charge sheet said she concealed information about assets worth Tk14.93 lakh and provided false information.
Including Tk1.80 lakh in family expenses, the total value of Sadia Arbi's acquired assets stood at Tk78.23 lakh. However, her income tax records showed an income of Tk4.50 lakh.
As a result, assets worth Tk73.53 lakh were found to be outside her income tax records and disproportionate to her known sources of income, according to the charge sheet.
It also said Sadia Arbi had no reliable independent source of income. Her husband, Mohammad Shahed, allegedly provided direct assistance in acquiring assets in her name by transferring, converting and concealing money earned through illegal and corrupt means.
The ACC sought the framing of charges against the couple under Sections 26(2) and 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004, Section 4(2) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012, and Section 109 of the Penal Code.
Shahed is a convicted accused in several fraud and cheating cases. Several warrants, including those related to an arms case and cheque dishonour cases, are also pending against him in different courts.
After being released following a long period in jail, he was recently arrested again on a Complaint Register (C.R.) warrant.
He was later shown arrested and sent to jail in a loan default and cheque dishonour case filed by Mercantile Co-operative Bank, following a warrant related to a one-year prison sentence and a fine.
He is currently in jail.
