JKG
Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury, her husband also Chief
Executive Officer Ariful Chowdhury and six others were charge sheeted in
a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 test certificates.
On July 12, Dr Sabrina, also a cardiac surgeon at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), was suspended.
Inspector
Md Liakot Ali, of Detective Branch (DB) of police and also the
Investigation Officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet on
Wednesday to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka.
The
other accused are JKG Executive Officer Shafiqul Islam, graphic designer
Humayun Kabir Himu and four other employees - Himu's wife Tanzina
Patwary, Jebunnesa Rima, Sayeed Chowdhury and Biplob Das.
The IO dropped the name of Mamunur Rashid as his involvement with the
incident was not proved.
A total of 31 prosecution witnesses were named in the charge sheet.
Of
the accused, Shafiqul, Humayun and Tanzina gave confessional statements
before magistrates on different dates narrating their involvement in
issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.
In the charge sheet, the IO said
the charges brought against them of issuing fake Covid-19 certificates
were primarily proven and they should be brought under trial for their
alleged involvement with the incident.
On June 23, Kamal Hossain, who
was given a fake Covid-19 certificate from JKG Health Care, filed the
case against Humayun, his wife Tanzina and several unknown people with
Tejgaon Police Station in this regard.
Police later arrested the couple the same day and they confessed to their involvement in issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.
Following their confessional statements, police arrested seven others including Dr Sabrina and her husband on different dates.
Another accused Shafiqul Islam gave a confessional statement before a Dhaka magistrate.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry suspended Dr Sabrina from the post of registrar doctor at the NICVD for violating rules.
Four cases have already been filed against JKG Health Care on various charges including fraudulence.
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