ACC Deputy Director Md Salahuddin, the investigating officer in the case filed against 14 individuals, including Prashant Kumar (PK) Halder, on charges of illegal wealth acquisition and money laundering, faced rigorous interrogation by defence lawyers on Sunday. The remaining absconding accused individuals are PK Halder's mother, Lilabati Halder, Purnima Rani Halder, Uttam Kumar Mistry, Amitabh Adhikari, Pritish Kumar Halder, Rajiv Som, Subrata Das, Anang Mohan Roy, and Swapan Kumar Mistry. On January 8, 2020, the ACC filed a case against PK Halder for acquiring and smuggling illegal assets worth Tk275 crore. The investigation officers of the case have uncovered information about embezzlement and smuggling of around Tk3,000 crore. On May 14 this year, PK Halder was arrested in Ashoknagar of India's West Bengal.

Source: The Express Tribune June 04, 2023 12:23 UTC