ACC files case against ex-IGP Benazir, family

He said Ahmed former Inspector General of Police.

Dhaka, Feb 20 - Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed, his wife and two daughters, on charges of money laundering amounting to Tk 11.34 crore.

Deputy Director of ACC's Integrated District Office Dhaka-1 Md Hafizul Islam filed the case, said its Director General (Prevention) Md Akhter Hossain at a briefing held at the ACC's head office in the capital.

He said that no information was found about the investment anywhere after the loan of Tk 11.34 crore. He fled abroad immediately after withdrawing the money.

The other accused in the case are Benazir's wife Jissan Mirza, his eldest daughter Farheen Rishta Binte Benazir and second daughter Tahseen Raisa Binte Benazir.

Benazir Ahmed was the IGP from April 15, 2020 to September 30, 2022. Earlier, he served as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner and Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).

Benazir left the country with her family on May 4 last year. Meanwhile, the court ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant against Benazir Ahmed through Interpol. - UNB