HC orders freezing Tampaco owner’s account

The High Court (HC) directed the authorities concerned to freeze the bank accounts of the owner of Tampaco Foils Limited in Tongi that collapsed after a fire broke out inside the building on September 10.

The High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das passed the order on Monday.

The court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned why the victims of ‘Tampaco Foils’ fire will not be provided with compensation.

The court directed the authorities to submit reports before it in a month on how much money was given to the workers as salaries and benefits.

The court also asked the central bank to submit reports in every two-month interval on which sector the money for the confiscated bank account would be spent.

Thirty eight people were killed and 40 others injured as a devastating fire raged through ‘Tampaco Foils’ factory fire in Tongi BSCIC Industrial area in the early hours of September 10.

Two cases were filed in connection with the devastating fire incident.