Highlights
- CID detected suspicious bank transfers amounting to Tk127 crore linked to the main suspect of Hadi murder case.
- A formal investigation has been launched into money laundering and illegal financing.
- Authorities are seizing Tk65 lakh from accounts connected to the case for the state.
- Recovered chequebooks reveal records of planned but incomplete transactions worth Tk218 crore.
- Police are investigating whether a powerful network financed or planned the murder.
Suspicious Transactions and Money Laundering Probe
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has found more than Tk127 crore in suspicious financial transactions in bank accounts linked to the prime accused Faisal Karim Masud and his associates in the murder case of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha.
The intelligence agency also launched a money laundering investigation.
In a press release issued today (21 December), CID said analysis of bank transactions involving Faisal and individuals and entities connected to him revealed abnormal transactions exceeding Tk127 crore.
it added :
“The transactions may be linked to money laundering, organised crime and possible terrorist financing,”
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Investigation Progress and Financial Evidence
Based on the preliminary findings, the agency has initiated an investigation under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.
The CID is also initiating legal proceedings to seize roughly Tk65 lakh stored in multiple bank accounts belonging to the defendant, his associates, and related organizations, for the benefit of the state as soon as possible. Simultaneously, endeavors are ongoing to trace the initial origins of these funds, according to the statement. It further noted that several CID units are probing whether a structured or influential network played a role in the conspiracy, funding, or provision of arms for the homicide.
Osman Hadi was shot in the head on 12 December at Box Culvert Road in Dhaka’s Purana Paltan area. Shortly after the incident, the CID began a shadow investigation into various aspects of the case.
Although the prime accused, Faisal Karim Masud ,also known as Daud Khan and Rahul, has yet to be arrested, law enforcement agencies have detained several of his associates, including family members, on charges of concealing evidence and assisting his escape.
During arrest operations, several bank chequebooks were recovered, prompting further analysis by the CID.
