A Dhaka court today ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize income tax documents of Harun Or Rashid, former head of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, and his brother ABM Shahriar, in connection with two separate corruption cases.

Judge Md Zakir Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after ACC Deputy Director Mohammad Joynal Abedin, who is also leading the investigation, submitted two separate applications.

ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir moved the petitions on behalf of the anti-graft body.

In the applications, the ACC officials said Harun amassed wealth of Tk 17,51,74,806 by abusing his official power. So, it is necessary to seize and review all his income tax returns and related records of the accused for the sake of fair investigation into the case.

His brother Shahriar acquired wealth of Tk 12,96,87,604 illegally which are beyond his known income, so it is necessary to seize his income tax returns to investigate the matter in a proper way, the officials said.

On December 17 last year, the commission filed three separate graft cases against Harun, his wife Shirin Akhter and his brother Shahriar for their alleged involvement with amassing wealth illegally.

Earlier on October 24 same year, the ACC summoned Harun regarding allegations of acquiring assets worth crores of taka beyond known sources of income through irregularities and corruption. But he skipped the appearance as he went into hiding after the fall of Awami League government on August 5.

The court on August 27 issued a travel ban on Harun and his wife in connection with a corruption investigation against them.