Enu, Rupon jailed for 7 yrs in money laundering case

A court in Dhaka has sentenced two brothers - Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan - to seven years in jail in a money laundering case.

Besides, they were fined Tk 52.88 crore, and failure to pay, they will have to serve six months more in prison.

Judge Badrul Alam Bhuiyan of Dhaka's Special Court-8 delivered the verdict on Tuesday.

However, six other accused in the lawsuit were acquitted of charges.

On August 31, 2020, Inspector Md Mehedi Maksud of the organized crime unit of the Police's Central Investigation Department (CID) filed the case with Bangshal Police Station.

On April 25, 2022, the two brothers and nine others received a seven-year jail sentence in another money laundering case filed with Wari Police Station.

The Rapid Action Battalion raided the houses of Enu and Rupon, in Old Dhaka and the houses of their Wanderers Club associates Abul Kalam and Harun Or Rashid in 2019 as part of the anti-casino drive. 

At that time, a total of 12 cases were filed against the two brothers with different police stations in the capital on allegations of amassing illegal wealth and money laundering.

JA/SU