A Dhaka court on Thursday recorded deposition of first prosecution witness (PW) in a case lodged over issuing fake coronavirus (Covid-19) test reports against eight people including JKG Healthcare Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury and her husband Ariful Haque Chowdhury.

Plaintiff of the case Kamal Hossain testified at the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sorafuzzaman Ansari and was cross-examined afterwards. The court later adjourned the hearing till September 3.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sorafuzzaman Ansari on August 20 framed charges in the case.

Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Julfikar Hayad on August 6 transferred the case to the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sorafuzzaman Ansari for further proceedings.

Investigation agency detective branch (DB) of police on August 5 filed the charge-sheet in the case.

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 of being the masterminds 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 tests, whereas the company had inked a deal with the government to conduct the test free of cost.

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.