Money laundering case: HC hands over UPDF member to police after surrender

A High Court bench today handed over a United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) member, Shankadas Barua, to police after he surrendered before it for anticipatory bail in a Tk 1.3 crore money laundering case.

The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq asked Shahbagh police to arrest Shankadas, also a member of Jana Sanghati Samity (JSS) on charges of having a connection with militancy, Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik told The Daily Star.

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The court also rejected a petition filed by Shankadas seeking anticipatory bail in the money laundering case filed by Rangamati police on October 19 this year.

Earlier in the day, the HC heard statements from Rangamati's Superintendent of Police (SP) Mir Modasser Hossain virtually about Shankadas Barua over his militancy connection, DAG Manik added.

Shankadas's lawyer Tapas Kumar Biswas told The Daily Star that his client had earlier obtained bail in other two cases filed against him on charges of possession of illegal arms and extortion, but the HC ordered the police to arrest him in the money laundering case.