The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file two separate cases against Dilip Kumar Agarwala, managing director of Diamond World Limited and former general secretary of the Bangladesh Jewellers Association, and his wife, Sabita Agarwala, on charges of amassing a huge amount of wealth inconsistent with their known sources of income and money laundering.
ACC Director General Akhter Hossain disclosed the information at a briefing on Wednesday.
According to the ACC, Dilip Kumar Agarwala unlawfully acquired and possessed assets worth Tk112.47 crore beyond his known sources of income. He also made suspicious financial transactions amounting to Tk755.30 crore through 34 bank accounts.
The ACC official said Dilip’s legitimate income stood at Tk99.83 crore, but the total amount of assets discovered during the probe reached Tk212.30 crore.
The graft watchdog’s inquiry also found that his wife, Sabita Agarwala, amassed assets worth Tk45.70 crore without any legal source. She conducted suspicious transactions worth Tk213.28 crore through 8 bank accounts.
Her legitimate income stood at Tk 6.16 crore, but her latest income tax statement showed net assets of Tk51.87 crore.
ACC officials have decided to file cases under Section 27(1) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004 and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.
