Tk 6.24cr graft case: Court accepts charges against Papia, her husband

A Dhaka court today accepted the charges against Jubo Mohila League's expelled leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon in a case filed over amassing about Tk 6.24 crore illegally.

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after scrutinising the case dockets and other relevant documents in the case.

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Papia and her husband, now in jail, were produced before the court during today's hearing.

The judge fixed November 8 for hearing on charge framing against the couple in the case.

On March 30, Anti-Corruption Commission's Deputy Director Shahin Ara Momtaz, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Senior Special Judge's Court.

The ACC filed the case against the couple with its Integrated District Office-1 of Dhaka on August 4 last year.

According to the case statement, Papia paid over Tk 3.23 crore cash to the Westin hotel for service between October 12, 2019 and February 22, 2020.

On October 12 last year, the couple was jailed for 20 years in another case filed for possessing illegal firearms.