Dhaka, Jan 07 (V7N)- The Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court has ordered the freezing of 65,50,246 taka in the names of Faisal Karim Masud, the main accused in the murder of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, along with 53 bank accounts linked to individuals and organizations associated with him. The court also directed that these funds be confiscated in favor of the state.

The order was issued on Wednesday by Sessions Judge Md. Sabbir Faiz, following an application filed by CID Deputy Police Inspector Md. Abdul Latif.

According to the application, the CID is investigating allegations of money laundering, terrorism financing, organized crime, and other criminal activities against Faisal Karim Masud and associated entities. Suspicious transactions were observed in Faisal’s accounts and those of related organizations. The CID stressed that freezing the funds is necessary to prevent dissipation of assets before the conclusion of the investigation.

This action comes one day after the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) filed a charge sheet against 17 individuals in connection with Hadi’s murder. DB Additional Police Commissioner Md. Shafiqul Islam said the murder was planned primarily because Hadi spoke against the Awami League, and the main accused, Faisal Karim, shot at Awami League ward councilor Taijul Islam Bappi as part of the plot.

Among those arrested so far in the case are Faisal’s parents, wife, girlfriend, brother-in-law, and several associates who allegedly assisted him in fleeing to India.

Sharif Osman Hadi was shot on December 12 and initially treated at Dhaka Medical Hospital before being moved to Evercare Hospital at the family’s request. On December 15, he was airlifted to Singapore General Hospital for advanced treatment but succumbed to his injuries on December 18 at 9:30 pm. His body was repatriated to Dhaka the next night and, after an autopsy on December 20, he was buried next to the grave of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

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