Dhaka: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against former chairman of Ekushey Television Abdus Salam for allegedly swindling out about Tk 34 crore from the private TV channel.

The Commission at its regular meeting on Tuesday approved a proposal for filing the case against him, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB.

ACC deputy director Shamsul Alam will file the case Abdus Salam on Wednesday, he added.

According to ACC’s probe, Salam who is currently in jail, swindled out about Tk 34 crore preparing fake bill documents in conducting legal and promotional activities of the TV channel.

Salam was arrested on January 6, 2015 in a case filed against him under the pornography control act in November 2014.