Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md. Zakir Hossain Galib has ordered to seize of immovable assets and to freeze bank accounts belonging to former Jessore-4 MP Ranjit Kumar Roy and his family.
The order was issued on Thursday, March 20, following a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of corruption.
According to court records, Ranjit Kumar Roy holds 26 property deeds covering 1,022 decimals of land in Jessore and 10 kathas in Purbachal, valued at BDT 6.8 crore. His wife, Niyoti Rani Roy, owns three houses, two flats, and 38 decimals of land worth Tk 1.97 crore. Their sons, Rajib Kumar Roy and Sajib Kumar Roy, jointly own assets worth Tk 3.8 crore.
Additional assets linked to them include a flat in Jessore New Market and jointly owned properties valued at Tk 2.11 crore. Sajib Kumar Roy also owns a flat, 60 under-construction shops, 165 decimals of land, and jointly held properties totaling Tk 3.04 crore.
The court also ordered the freezing of 137 bank accounts associated with the family. This includes 25 accounts under Ranjit Kumar Roy, 21 under Niyoti Rani Roy, 53, under Rajib Kumar Roy, 20 under Rajib’s wife Rishita Saha, 12 under Sajib Kumar Roy, and 6 under Sajib’s wife Anindita Malakar.
ACC’s investigation revealed that Roy and his family amassed wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income, allegedly through misuse of power. Authorities identified suspicious transactions amounting to BDT 39 crore in Roy’s 25 bank accounts alone.
This action underscores the government's commitment to transparency and accountability in tackling corruption.
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