Bangladesh
GK Shamim Contractor GK Shamim, 7 others get life sentence in arms case
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, Sept 26: The court sentenced contractor GK Shamim and his seven bodyguards to life imprisonment in the arms case.
On Sunday (September 25) at noon, the court of Dhaka's 3rd Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sheikh Chamidul announced the verdict.
The other accused who got life imprisonment are GK Shamim's associate seven bodyguards Md. Zahidul Islam, Md. Shahidul Islam, Md. Kamal Hossain, Md. Samsad Hossain, Md. Aminul Islam, Md. Delwar Hossain, and Md. Murad Hossain.
On September 20, 2019, GK Shamim was arrested from his office in Gulshan along with seven bodyguards. Later three cases were registered against him under Arms, Narcotics, and Money Laundering Act. Shamim is referred to as an extortionist, tender hunter, and illegal drug and gambling dealer in the complaint. On October 27 of the same year, RAB-1 Sub-Inspector Shekhar Chandra Mallik, the investigating officer of the case, filed a charge sheet against them in the arms case.
On January 28, 2020, the same court framed the charges and ordered the trial to begin. Ten people testified in court in this case.
It is said in the complaint of the case that the accused Aminul Islam has received a license from Jamalpur District Commissioner's office even though the document was shown but the verification did not find its authenticity. Later, he first joined SM Builders Company in 2017 with the fake documents of that weapon. Later in mid-2019, he joined and worked as GK Shamim's bodyguard. He basically bought the illegal weapon for Tk 70,000 and created documents through forgery.
Apart from this, the other accused have been licensed for arms on the pretext of security, but they violate the conditions by openly carrying, displaying, and using weapons and creating fear among people, and earning a huge amount of money anonymously by dealing in tenders, extortion, drugs, and gambling.
