Unpaid Power Bills
Barisal BNP leader Chand sent to jail
Our Correspondent, Barisal
A court here yesterday sent a BNP leader to jail for alleged defalcation of electricity bill and tampering of meter during his surrender to court for confirmation of ad interim bail granted by the High Court earlier, court sources said.Barisal District Judge Court has sent BNP leader Ebaidul Huq Chand, also president of Barisal Chamber of Commerce and Industries and director of Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industries, to jail in the afternoon, they said. Barisal Power Development Board sub-assistant engineer (SAE) Md Bashiruddin filed the case against Chand for defalcation of Tk 16.06 lakh arrear electricity bills of Aviruchi Cinema Complex and Royal Resturant, owned by him on February 12 this year. Following issuance of warrant of arrest by court, the High Court (HC) granted Chand ad interim bail for six weeks in response to a prayer submitted by him on May 22. On the last date of tenure of bail, Chand appeared before the district judge court for confirmation of ad interim bail in the morning. But Barisal District and Sessions Judge Md Safiuddin refused to grant his bail prayer and ordered to send him to jail in the afternoon.
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