Money laundering case against SK Sinha: Verdict rescheduled for Oct 21

A Dhaka court today rescheduled -- for October 21 -- delivery of the verdict of a graft case filed over Tk 4 crore money laundering against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others.

Judge (in-charge) Mohammed Ali Hossain of the Special Judge's Court-4 of Dhaka deferred the date as the judge concerned is on leave due to family matter, court sources said.

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The court on September 14 set today (October 5) for the delivery of the verdict.

The 10 other accused are AKM Shamim, Gazi Salahuddin, Swapan Kumar Roy, Md Lutful Haque, Md Shahjahan, Niranjan Chandra Saha, Shafiuddin Askary Ahmed, Ranjit Chandra Saha, Santri Roy and Mahbubul Haque Chisty alias Babul Chisty.

Among the 11 accused, Shamim, Salahuddin, Swapan, Lutful, Shahjahan and Niranjan are now on bail, while Mahbubul is now behind bars.

Four other accused -- SK Sinha, Shafiuddin, Ranjit and Santri -- have been absconding since filing the graft case.

On December 8 that year, Investigation Officer Md Benjir Ahammad, also ACC Director, pressed charges against against SK Sinha and 10 others in the case. On August 13 last year, the court framed charges against them.

Justice Sinha resigned on November 11, 2017, from abroad. He is now in the USA.