The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed a case against five people, including former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed on charges of forgery in obtaining passports.
ACC deputy director Hafizul Islam filed the case with its integrated district office in Dhaka-1, said ACC deputy director for public relations Akhtarul Islam.
The other accused in the case are 鈥� Md Fazlul Haque, former director of the of the Divisional Passport and Visa Office, Agargaon; the office鈥檚 former director, Munshi Muyeed Ekram; director Abdullah Al Mamun; and technical manager Shahena Haque.
According to the case, Benazir obtained an ordinary passport despite being a public servant. He concealed his police identity in his passport, opted not to receive a blue official passport or a red passport, and instead obtained a passport that identified him as a private service holder.
Apart from this, ACC is also conducting an inquiry against Benazir and his family members over allegations of amassing illegal wealth and money laundering.
On April 18, the ACC, based on a media report, decided to investigate allegations of amassing illegal wealth and money laundering by the former police chief and his family.
