Arrest warrant issued against Bangladesh’s 1st Hindu chief justice for alleged graft
An arrest warrant was issued against Bangladesh’s first Hindu chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on charges of embezzling 40 million taka, court officials said on Sunday.
Sinha, 68, who lives in the US, has been described as a “fugitive” by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in its charge-sheet.
Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Dhaka’s Senior Special Judges’ Court took cognizance of the graft charges brought against Sinha and 10 others by the ACC.
“The judge ordered his (Sinha’s) arrest along with 10 others as the ACC accused him of misappropriating and laundering about 4 crore taka (USD 471,993) in 2016,” public prosecutor Taposh Kumar Pal told reporters.
Source: The Indian Express
