The ACC says the surveyor had allegedly demanded Tk80 lakh to complete the demarcation of 282 decimals of land in Dhaka’s Char-Kamrangi mouza.
Surveyor Mohammad Asadul Islam was caught red-handed while receiving Tk1 lakh in bribe money during an Anti-Corruption Commission sting operation in Dhaka. Photo: TBS
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Surveyor Mohammad Asadul Islam was caught red-handed while receiving Tk1 lakh in bribe money during an Anti-Corruption Commission sting operation in Dhaka. Photo: TBS
A Dhaka court has ordered a surveyor at the Lalbagh land office to be sent to jail after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested him while allegedly receiving Tk1 lakh in bribe.
The accused, Md Asadul Islam, 51, was produced before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam today (3 November).
After a hearing, the court ordered his detention in jail, ACC lawyer Delwar Jahan Rumi confirmed.
According to the ACC, Asadul worked as a surveyor at the office of the assistant commissioner (land) of Lalbagh Revenue Circle.
The commission launched a trap operation following a complaint that he had demanded Tk80 lakh to complete the demarcation of 282 decimals of land.
The complainant, Md Monirul Islam, is a retired government official who holds registered irrevocable power of attorney for the land, located in different plots in the Char-Kamrangi mouza under Lalbagh police station in Dhaka.
Monirul applied to the Dhaka deputy commissioner on 27 April seeking demarcation of the land, separation of government-owned and privately owned portions, and preparation of a sketch map.
However, despite visiting the Lalbagh Revenue Circle office repeatedly over nearly six months, the work remained incomplete, the ACC said.
He was eventually referred to Asadul, who allegedly demanded Tk80 lakh to complete the process.
Acting on the complaint, an ACC team from its Dhaka District Office-1 conducted a planned operation at the land office today.
At around 11am, the complainant allegedly handed Tk1 lakh to Asadul in his designated room. The surveyor placed the money in the second drawer of a side table, where ACC officials waiting nearby detained him.
The commission said the Tk1 lakh, kept in a khaki envelope, was recovered from the drawer and matched the serial numbers of the banknotes previously handed to the complainant.
Asadul allegedly admitted to receiving the bribe during questioning, according to the ACC.
ACC Assistant Director Md Mahabub Morshed filed a case against him under Section 161 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
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