Man defrauds mortgaged land to embezzle Tk4.71cr in Metro Rail project
ACC moves to file criminal case against accused
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has revealed that a man allegedly defrauded the government of Tk4.71 crore in compensation money for land acquired for the Dhaka Metro Rail project.
The land, located at Pitalganj Mouza under Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj, had previously been mortgaged to Sonali Bank, with the mortgage deed still legally valid.
Md Riaz Uddin, a resident of Dhaka's Lalbagh, stands accused of embezzling the money from the government treasury by falsely claiming compensation for land acquisition for the MRT Line-1, a rapid transit line of Dhaka Metro Rail.
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The matter was disclosed to TBS today (31 July) by Akhtarul Islam, deputy director of ACC.
According to information received, the accused filed five general diaries with the Rupganj police station, reporting the loss of the original land documents. Subsequently, he obtained certified copies from the sub-registry office, submitted these as proof, and collected compensation funds from the government.
In response to the fraudulent activities and misappropriation of public funds, the ACC has taken necessary steps to initiate a criminal case against Md Riaz Uddin. Formal approval to file the case was granted by the ACC's head office today.
