A Dhaka court has exempted cricketer Rubel Hossain from charges in a rape case filed by film actress Naznin Akhtar Happy.
Judge Tanjina Ismail of Prevention of Women and Children Repression Tribunal 5 passed the order on Wednesday, rejecting the no-confidence (naraji) petition filed by Happy.
On Monday, the same court granted fresh bail to Rubel.
On the same day, Happy filed a no-confidence (naraji) petition before the court, rejecting a final report submitted by police in the case.
On April 6, police inspector Halima Khatun, also investigation officer (IO) in the case, submitted the final report appealing to the court to relieve Rubel from the charge.
Actress Happy came into the media’s attention after she filed a case with Mirpur police station on December 13 last year, accusing Rubel of luring her into an affair with false promises of marriage.
The next day, the actress told the media she would withdraw the case if Rubel married her.
On December 24, a report by the DMC forensic department, after conducting test on Happy, said the actress was not raped.
On January 8, a Dhaka court sent Rubel Hossain to jail rejecting his bail petition on his surrender before the court in the case but he was granted bail in the case on January 11.
According to the case statement, Rubel promised Happy they would marry and had an affair that included physical relations for nine months. The couple was together as recently as December 1.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
