Staff Correspondent:

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said it has recovered two sacks of confidential documents allegedly detailing wealth amassed illegally by former Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque.

Confirming the matter to The Business Standard, ACC Deputy Director Aktarul Islam said as part of its ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption against the former police chief, the anti-graft body received intelligence that Shahidul Haque had sent documents related to his undisclosed assets to a close relative.

The relative later moved the documents to another family member’s residence in an attempt to conceal them. The intelligence report suggests that the documents contain records of wealth worth crores of taka, allegedly acquired through unlawful means, said the ACC official.

Acting on this information, a five-member ACC team, led by Assistant Director Rakibul Hayat, conducted a search operation from midnight to early morning on 18 February.

During the raid, officials said they recovered 48 pieces of evidence across 38 categories from the two sacks.

These included high-value property deeds, confidential agreements, deeds of agreement, power of attorney documents, company memorandums, bonds, FDR copies, offer letters, and bank account statements, according to the ACC.

Considering the significance of the documents in the ongoing probe, the ACC said it seized them at 12:30am on 19 February in the presence of neutral witnesses.