9 bank accounts seized from arrested RCC employee's house
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
Police Friday night seized documents including copies of nine land deeds and seven bank accounts from the house of arrested Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) budget cum accounts officer Lutfar Rahman. The documents show that Lutfar Rahman owned assets worth crores of taka though he joined RCC with a monthly salary of Tk 2000 nine years ago. Lutfar Rahman was known to have enjoyed blessings of RCC Mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu. Sub-inspector Sirajum Munir of Boalia police station said, of the bank accounts, three with Rajshahi branches of Al Baraka Bank, Uttara bank and Al Arafa Bank belonged to Lutfar while three with Janata, IFIC, and Islami Bank belonged to his wife Nazma Rahman. The other account with Oriental Bank belonged to his daughter Sohana Sabrin. "Lutfar might own more assets but their documents are yet to be seized", he said. "It is still under investigation". The recovered land deeds showed that Lutfar owns 7 plota of of land in Rajshahi city and two at Natore worth about Tk 50 lakh. Police also listed different luxury household items including an air conditioner at his house and left those under custody of his wife. Joint forces arrested Lutfar on Thursday on charge of corruption. Sources claimed that Lutfar led a four-member syndicate which benefited from RCC projects. He also owns three multi-storied buildings at Padma residential area, Terokhadia and Sheroil Shantibagh areas in the city.
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