CID wants court to freeze MP Papul's assets

CID has appealed to the court to freeze all bank accounts and property of independent lawmaker Mohammad Shahid Islam Papul and his family members.

"We are hopping that the court will consider our prayer soon to freeze the properties," CID chief Barrister Mahbubur Rahman, also an additional inspector general of police, told reporters at his office today.

According to CID findings, Papul and his family members amassed more than Tk 355 crore and the money was transacted through more than 500 bank accounts and Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs).

Over Tk 130 crore is now available in these accounts. CID officials said they have found evidence that at least Tk 38 crore was amassed mainly through human trafficking since 2016.

On Tuesday, the CID filed a money laundering case against Papul, his daughter Wafa Islam, brother Kazi Badrul Alam Liton, sister-in-law Jesmin Prodhan, staffers Sadiqur Rahman Monir and Golam Mostafa, and two overseas employment agencies owned by Badrul and Jesmin.

In the briefing, the CID chief also said they found names of some others and they would implicate them if they get evidence during investigation in the case.