Verdict against Sabrina, 7 Others on July 19

A Dhaka court will deliver its judgment on July 19 against eight people including JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury in a case filed over conducting fake Covid-19 test.

Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzel Hossain fixed the date on Wednesday (June 29).

The other accused are: Sabrina's husband Ariful Chowdhury,  Shafiqul Islam, Humayun Kabir Himu,  Himu's wife Tanzina Patwary, Jebunnesa Rima, Sayeed Chowdhury and Biplob Das.

Md Liakot Ali, an inspector of Detective Branch (DB) of police and also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, on August 5 in 2020 submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court of Dhaka.

In the charge sheet, the IO said, as per direction of Sabrina and Ariful, the other accused collected samples from the patients, prepared fake Covid-19 certificates and supplied those to the patients.

During the investigation, police seized different pieces of evidence including fake Covid-19 certificates issued to different patients.