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BSS-55
HEARING-INDICTMENT-SABRINA-JKG
Indictment hearing against JKG’s Sabrina, others on Aug 13
DHAKA, Aug 6, 2020 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today set August 13 to hold
hearing on charge framing against eight people, including JKG
Healthcare Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury and her husband Ariful
Haque Chowdhury, in a case lodged over issuing fake coronavirus test
reports.
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Julfikar Hayad set the date
after going through the charge-sheet filed by the detective branch
(DB) of police. The court also transferred the case to the court of
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sorafuzzaman Ansari for further
proceedings.
DB filed the charge-sheet in the case yesterday.
The six other accused in the case are – Abu Sayeed Chowdhury,
Humayun Kabir Himu, Tanjila Patwari, Biplob Das, Shafikul Islam Romeo
and Jebunnesa.
The investigation officer (IO) and DB inspector Liakat Ali in the
charge-sheet accused Sabrina and JKG CEO Ariful as the main culprits
behind the scam and the others as their cohorts.
One Kamal Hossain filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station on June
15 for issuing fake Covid-19 test reports.
JKG Healthcare, run by Ariful and his wife Dr Sabrina, was
realising money from the suspected patients for coronavirus test,
whereas the company had inked a deal with the government to conduct
the test free of charge.
The fraud company was even faking the signatures and seals of
government agencies in making forged corona test reports, while
throwing away the samples taken from suspected patients.
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