A Dhaka court has framed charges against JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury in a case filed over possessing two National ID cards with fake information.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Ahmed passed the order today (12 February), rejecting Sabrina’s plea for her acquittal from the case, said the defendant’s lawyer Osman Gani.
Through the formation of the charge, trial against Dr Sabrina began.
Dr Sharmin, who was sued in another case for her alleged involvement in Covid test forgery, pleaded not guilty before the court.
On 24 November 2022, Gulshan Zone Inspector of Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch of Police, Ripon Uddin, pressed the charge sheet against Dr Sabrina in the fraudulence case.
Gulshan Thana Election Officer Abdul Momin Mia filed the case against Sabrina with Badda Police Station on 30 August 2020.
According to the case statement and EC's NID division, Sabrina, who was found involved in Covid-19 test report forgery, became a voter for the first time in 2009.
In the NID, she mentioned 2 December 1978 as her date of birth and Mohammadpur as her current and permanent address.
She also used her husband's name as 'Haque' and mentioned her educational qualification as post-graduation.
However, she obtained a second NID in 2016, mentioning her permanent and current address in Badda and her husband's name as 'Ariful Chowdhury'.
She used 2 December 1983 as her date of birth in the second NID.
She also changed her mother's name and educational qualifications as well, declaring herself to be a graduate.
Acquiring dual NID is a punishable offense as per the Voter Talika Ain 2009 with a minimum punishment of two years' jail or fine, or both.
The Election Commission blocked one NID issued under Sabrina's name.
Sabrina and her husband, Ariful Haque Chowdhuy, were also accused in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 reports.
