ACC detects anomaly in wealth statement of ex-AL MP Rafiqul
Seizes Nissan Patrol, furniture from Panchlaish residence in Ctg
An Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) task force yesterday detected anomaly in wealth statement of detained former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Rafiqul Anwar.
The task force team detected the anomaly while physically checking assets of his Anni Villa residence at Panchlaish here.
ACC deputy director (DD) Abu Md Arif Siddique led the team while Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and Public Works Department (PWD) officials accompanied the team.
The team went to the former lawmaker's residence at about 9:30am and stayed there till 3:00pm.
During their stay, the team members seized two vehicles including a Nissan Patrol and a private car and all the furniture from there as they found some documents of the vehicles to be not proper. The team also found the value of the furniture much more higher than the value stated in the wealth statement submitted to the commission on July 2.
The team took measurement of the entire building and checked its assets, ACC sources said.
They said the former lawmaker bought a Nissan Patrol in 1997 but he did not make its registration with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). He also did not submit necessary documents in this regard.
ACC official Abu Md Arif Siddique said they found the furniture much more costly than the actual statement.
In his statement, Rafiqul Anwar mentioned that his three brothers owned furniture worth Tk 9,000 only which is far from reality, task force sources said.
Rafiqul Anwar and his two brothers Faridul Anwar and Fakrul Anwar jointly owned six buildings including two-storied Anni Villa, three three-storied buildings, Fahad Mansion at Panchlaish, a four-storied building, Sony Villa and a three-storied building, Laila Villa in Dewanbazar area here, they said.
ACC DD Arif said they would check the wealth of other buildings.
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