ACC sues Kazi Firoz of JP for 'land grabbing'

The Anti Corruption Commission has filed a case against lawmaker Kazi Firoz Rashid, also a presidium member of Jatiya Party, on the charge of grabbing a government land, reports UNB.

According to the first information report (FIR), a government house on a one-bigha of land in Dhanmondi residential area was allocated to then Canadian High Commissioner Mohammad Ali on November 3, 1951.

Later in 1970, the authorities concerned gave approval to hand over the land to inheritors of Ali -- his second wife, son and daughter -- and mutation of the land was made to their names. On May 22, 1970, the ministry concerned also gave approval to hand over the land to them.

But, according to the FIR, Kazi Firoz grabbed the land (Road No 2, House No-65) in August 1979 preparing fake documents.

In August 2015, the ACC initiated a probe against Kazi Firoz and interrogated him on August 13, 2015.

Our staff correspondent reports, the ACC filed the case against Kazi Firoz with Tejgaon Industrial Police Station on Tuesday.

Kazi Firoz told The Daily Star that it is a "false and fabricated" case filed by the ACC to tarnish his image.

"I have purchased it from Mohammad Ali legally and possessed all legal documents," he added.