CID appeals for showing ex-Jubo League leader Khalid arrested in money laundering case

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has submitted an application to show expelled Jubo League's Dhaka South Organising Secretary Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan arrested in a money laundering case.

CID Sub-Inspector Rashedur Rahman, also the investigation officer of the case, yesterday submitted the petition with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court for showing him arrested in the case.

The IO also prayed to the court for a seven-day remand to quiz him about the money laundering.

The court will decide on June 14 whether to show him arrested or not.

On June 7, CID Inspector Mohammad Ibrahim filed the case with Motijheel Police Station against Khalid for laundering around Tk 8.5 crore to Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand till December 31 of 2019.

Three more named and several other unnamed people were made accused in the case.

On February 23, CID pressed charges against Khalid and five others in another money laundering case.

He was indicted in a drug case on February 26.

RAB arrested Khalid from his Gulshan residence on September 18 last year. Police seized one shotgun, two pistols, 57 rounds of shotgun bullets, 53 rounds of pistol bullets and 585 pieces of yaba pills from his residence.

Later, five cases, including a money laundering case, were filed against Khalid with Gulshan and Motijheel Police Stations. He was remanded for several days in the cases.

Earlier, police also pressed charges against him in the cases filed under the Arms and Narcotics Control Acts.