A court in Dhaka has sentenced Selim Pradhan, one of the masterminds of the casino business, to eight years in jail for amassing illegal wealth and laundering money.
Dhaka Special Judge's Court-8 Judge Badrul Alam pronounced the verdict on Sunday.
The court sentenced him to four years in prison under the Money Laundering Prevention Act and fined Tk 10 lakh.
The court also jailed him for another four years under the Anti-Corruption Commission Act and fined Tk 1 lakh.
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested Selim Pradhan in September of 2019 during the anti-casino drive by the law enforcers.
On October 27 of the same year, the ACC filed a case against him.
After his arrest, the RAB seized both Bangladeshi and foreign currency amounting to Tk 1.05 crore and bottles of liquor from his Banani house and Gulshan office.
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