Tulip flat fraud case: Court orders transferring trial to Special Judge Court, charge-framing 16 April
The court also fixed 16 April for the charge framing hearing
A Dhaka court has ordered transferring a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against Tulip Siddiq, daughter of Sheikh Rehana and niece of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former Rajuk assistant law adviser Sardar Mosharraf Hossain over allegations of fraud in obtaining a flat in the Gulshan-2 area of the capital.
The case is being transferred to Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 for trial, according to an order was passed by the court of Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz following a hearing today (8 April), confirmed Bench Assistant Md Riaz Hossain.
The court also fixed 16 April for the charge framing hearing.
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Bench Assistant Md Riaz Hossain said that a gazette notification has been published through the Bangladesh Government Press (BG Press), summoning Tulip Siddiq and other accused persons to appear before the court.
Earlier, on 18 February, the court took cognisance of the chargesheet filed against Tulip and former Rajuk assistant law adviser Sardar Mosharraf Hossain and issued arrest warrants against them.
ACC filed the case on 15 April last year against Rizwana Siddiq, former Rajuk assistant law adviser Shah Md Khasruzzaman, and former Assistant Legal Adviser-1 Sardar Mosharraf Hossain, on charges of acquiring a flat of Eastern Housing Limited in Gulshan through illegal benefits.
According to the case statement, the accused, in collusion with one another, abused their authority to unlawfully take possession of a flat of Eastern Housing Limited in Gulshan-2 without making any payment, and later registered the property in their names.
Following the case, in July last year, accused Shah Khasruzzaman filed a writ petition before the High Court during the investigation.
In response, the High Court stayed the investigation against him for three months.
Subsequently, although the matter was taken to the Chamber Court, the court issued a "no order" to the ACC.
After completing the investigation on 11 December, the ACC submitted the charge sheet against Tulip Siddiq and Sardar Mosharraf Hossain under Sections 161/165(c)/467/468/471/109 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
