The Criminal Investigation Department has frozen Tk 17.40 crore deposited in 17 banks belonging to former Awami League lawmaker for Cumilla-6 AKM Bahauddin Bahar and his daughter former Cumilla city mayor Tahseen Bahar Suchona, facing allegations of acquiring money through cheating, forgery, commission and laundering and receiving money through hundi.
Saying that the money was deposited in 53 accounts of those banks, CID Financial Crime unit officials added that they approved freezing of the money on Monday.
Senior special judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Court on July 8 ordered to freeze the money in response to an application from the relevant CID Financial Crime Unit investigation officer, said a CID press release issued on Monday evening.
The investigation of its Financial Crime Unit against the AKM Bahauddin Bahar and his daughter Tahseen Bahar Suchona is ongoing, according to the CID.
The release added that legal actions would be taken against the father and daughter under Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012.
Bahar and Suchona have been absconding since August 5, 2024, following the ouster of the Awami League regime.
Bahar and Suchona are facing several cases, including murders, over the atrocities perpetrated during the July uprising.
