Tk 40m deposited in ex-CJ Sinha’s account?

Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha
Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha

Two businessmen allegedly sent a deposit of Tk 40 million into the accout of former chief justice SK Sinha, who reportedly resigned from the office amid a heightened tension with the government.

The amount was said to have been withdrawn from the scam-hit private sector bank, Farmers Bank, before it was deposited at justice Sinha's bank account.

But the officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission declined to make any comment on the matter on record.

However, an official concerned confirmed to Prothom Alo that the money was found at SK Sinha's account.

The commission has summonned the two businessmen to appear at on 6 May, according to letters signed by ACC director Syed Iqbal Hossain.

The two businessmen have been named as Mohammad Shahjahan and Niranjan Saha.

ACC officials said they had taken loans amounting to Tk 40 million from Farmers Bank by showing fake documents.

Justice Sinha left the country and resigned from his post from abroad last year following a few allegations raised by the govenrment and a statement issued by the Supreme Court judges.

He was widely criticised by the ruling party camp after he had led the issuance of the verdict cancelling the 16th amendment to the constitution.