ACC sues three for embezzling rice from govt warehouse

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed a case against three people, including the in-charge of government food grain warehouse of Gabtoli upazila in Bagura district.

The commission filed the case against them as they embezzled 15,000 kgs of rice from the government warehouse.

Deputy director of the Coordinated Office in Bagura Wahid Manjur Sohag filed the case on 30 May night with the coordinated district office of Bogura.

They are in-charge of government food grain storage of Bagura district's Gabtoli upazilla Shafiqul Islam, night guard Sadequl Islam and trader Amzad Hossain.

On Friday (29 May) night, the three people were handed over from Gabtoli police station to the ACC Bogura integrated district office.

According to the case, police seized 300 sacks of rice and arrested Shafiqul Islam.

Later, police also arrested Sadequl Islam, a night guard of the warehouse, and Amjad Hossain, a businessman.

Gabtali upazila food controller Harun-or-Rashid lodged a written complaint with Gabtali model police station against the trio.

But the police did not record the allegations as a case and handed them over to the ACC.