The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday arrested deputy inspector general (prisons) of Sylhet range Partha Gopal Banik after it found Tk 80 lakh at his home at Dhaka’s Kalabagan.
An ACC team arrested Partha Gopal conducting a drive at his home, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharjee told New Age.
He said that earlier on the day, Partha Gopal appeared before the ACC’s Segunbagicha head office as he was summoned to face interrogation over corruption allegations against the Chattogram central jail.
ACC director Mohammad Yousuf interrogated Partha Gopal for six hours starting from 10:00am.
Later, the ACC team launched the drive at his Dhaka residence and detained him after recovering the money, the ACC official added.
Partha Gopal recently transferred to Sylhet for Chattogram range.
