SK Sinha jailed for 11 years in graft case

A Dhaka Court has sentenced former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to 11 year in prison  in a case filed over Tk 4 crore money laundering.

Judge Shaikh Nazmul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge's Court-4 pronounced the verdict on Tuesday.

The court sentenced SK Sinha to seven years in prison for money laundering in a case of embezzlement and smuggling of Tk 4 crore loan from Farmers Bank (now Padma Bank) through fraud. He was also sentenced to four years in prison for corruption in the same case.

In this case, eight accused were given different terms of imprisonment.

Two accused - Niranjan Saha and Shahjahan - were acquitted of the charges as allegation brought against them were not proven.

Among the accused, six are now on bail, while one is in jail. Besides, four other accused, including SK Sinha, have been absconding since the graft case was filed.

On July 10 of 2019, ACC Director Syed Iqbal Hossain filed a graft case over Tk 4 crore money laundering with its Integrated District Office-1 of Dhaka.

Later on December 8 that year, Investigation Officer Md Benjir Ahammad, also ACC Director, pressed charges against SK Sinha and 10 others in the case.

On August 13 last year, the court framed charges against them.

Justice Sinha who resigned on November 11, 2017, from abroad is now staying in the US.