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Papiya and her husband sentenced to three and a half years in prison in corruption case
The court has sentenced the expelled general secretary of Narsingdi District Jubo Mohila League, Shamima Nur Papia, and her husband, Mofizur Rahman alias Sumon Chowdhury, to three and a half years in prison in a case of acquiring assets outside known sources of income. At the same time, they have been fined five lakh taka.
Papiya and her husband sentenced to three and a half years in prison in corruption case
Judge Abu Taher of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-3 gave the verdict on Thursday. After the verdict, the court ordered Papia and her husband to be sent to prison.
The ACC filed a case against Papia and her husband on August 4, 2020, on charges of acquiring assets outside known sources of income worth 6 crore 24 lakh 18 thousand taka. Earlier, on May 25, the court sentenced Shamima Nur Papia to four years in prison in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. On October 12, 2020, the court sentenced Papia and her husband to a maximum of 20 years in prison in a case under the Arms Act.
Papia is accused of engaging in immoral activities by renting luxurious rooms in a five-star hotel in Dhaka. RAB arrested Papia and her husband Mofizur from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on February 22, 2020, while they were fleeing abroad after receiving a tip-off about a law enforcement operation. Papia was then expelled from the post of General Secretary of Narsingdi District Jubo Mohila League.
RAB seized a foreign pistol, two magazines, 20 pistol bullets, 5 bottles of expensive foreign liquor, 58 lakh 41 thousand taka in cash, five passports, three checks, some foreign currencies and ATM cards from Papia’s luxurious suite booked at a five-star hotel in the capital and her flat on Indira Road.
RAB said that Papia and her husband own 2 flats on Indira Road in the capital, 2 flats in Narsingdi, 2 plots worth Tk 2 crore, an investment of Tk 1 crore in a car showroom near the FDC gate in Tejgaon, and an investment of Tk 4 million in a company called KMC Car Wash and Auto Solution in Narsingdi district.
In view of this, RAB filed two cases against Papia and her husband under the Special Powers Act and another under the Arms Control Act. Later, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police found illegal Tk 5 crore and filed another case against Papia and her associates under the Money Laundering Act.
