Tufan Sarkar

The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court ruling that Tufan Sarkar, a suspended Sramik League leader of Bogura who is accused of committing corruption, cannot seek bail from any court for six months for resorting to fraudulence.

The apex court also refused to grant bail to Tufan in the corruption case filed against him.

Tufan came to the limelight after "raping" a college girl and shaving heads of the victim and her mother in Bogura in July, 2017,

A full bench of the Appellate Division of the SC headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain dismissed an appeal filed by Tufan challenging the HC order and also seeking bail in the case.

Tufan cannot get released from jail following the SC order, ACC's lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan told The Daily Star.

Lawyer Sharif Uddin Chaklader appeared for Tufan Sarkar.

The HC bench led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim on April 1 this year ruled that Tufan cannot seek bail from any court for six months for resorting to fraudulence.

Tufan committed forgery with the HC by submitting a fresh bail petition even though a rule over this issue was pending with the same court, ACC lawyer Sazzad Hossain then told The Daily Star.

The ACC filed the corruption case with Bogura Sadar Police Station on December 31, 2018, against Tufan for amassing wealth of Tk 1.59 crore illegally.