Online Desk : A court in Dhaka on Sunday sent Partha Gopal Banik, the suspended deputy inspector general (prisons) of Sylhet division, to jail in a money laundering case.

Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 passed the order when Partha Gopal surrendered before the court in the case, reports UNB.

On June 17, Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 granted bail to Partha Gopal. Later, the Anti- Corruption Commission submitted a petition seeking cancellation of the bail order which was granted later.

The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim asked him to surrender before the court within September 20.

On January 25, 2021, the HC dismissed a review appeal filed by Partha seeking exemption from the graft charges in a case filed after the recovery of Tk 80 lakh from his residence during a drive in 2019.

Partha filed the review petition with the HC after his appeal was rejected by a subordinate court on November 4.

On July 28, 2019, ACC seized Tk 80 lakh from his house in the city`s Dhanmondi area after interrogating him at the ACC headquarters over corruption .