ACC Files Case Against Election Officer, Two Others Over NID/Birth Registration Forgery

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated legal proceedings against three individuals, including Muhammad Ashraful Alam, the Additional Election Officer of Feni District, for allegedly fabricating birth registrations and National Identity Cards (NID) using false information.

The case was submitted on Wednesday (November 12) at the ACC's Chattogram Integrated District Office-1 by Angti Chowdhury, the Assistant Director of the ACC's Chattogram Divisional Office (Attachment).

The other two individuals implicated are Abdul Jalil (50), a resident of Cox's Bazar, and Pintu Kumar Dey, a former birth registration assistant for Ward No. 8 of the Chattogram City Corporation.

Deputy Director of the ACC Chattogram Integrated District Office-1, Subel Ahmed, confirmed the details of the case, stating that the accused conspired to create significant state documents through forgery. The initial investigation has corroborated these findings. The investigation is still in progress, and any additional individuals found to be involved will also be examined.

As per the ACC's report, no official records were located regarding Abdul Jalil's birth, citizenship, or the identities of his parents. He fabricated a birth certificate on July 22, 2011, without possessing valid citizenship documentation. In May 2017, this same certificate was renewed with a forged signature.

The ACC claims that the then-election officer of Bandar Police Station, Muhammad Ashraful Alam, along with birth registration assistant Pintu Kumar Dey, aided him in the creation and approval of the document.

Subsequently, using the details from the fraudulent birth certificate, a national identity card was issued at the Election Commission office with a fictitious identity and a false address. The sections for the identities of his parents and wife were left unfilled in the NID application form.

The ACC reported that no proof of his residence at the addresses he provided as his permanent and current locations was discovered.

The forensic analysis conducted by the ACC confirmed that both the signature on the birth certificate and the registrar's signature were falsified.

A case has been filed against the alleged perpetrator in connection with this matter, citing sections 420, 467, 468, 471, and 109 of the Penal Code, as well as section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.