Cricketer Sunny denied bail

A Dhaka court yesterday rejected a bail petition of Bangladesh national cricketer Arafat Sunny and sent him to jail after completion of his remand in a case filed under ICT Act.

The court also ordered the jail authorities to provide Sunny with proper treatment according to Jail Code, if necessary.

Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain Tipu passed the order after Sub-inspector Md Yahiya, also investigation officer of the case, produced him before his court.

During the yesterday's hearing, defence lawyer said  they went to the marriage registrar's office at Meradia in Khilgaon to verify the marriage. But the Marriage Registrar Officer Anwar Hossain told that he did not register such marriage.

The defence also submitted another petition seeking an order to investigate the so-called marriage. The court, however, did not pass any order on the investigation.

According to the case filed on January 5 by a 23-year-old woman, Nasrin Sultana, who claimed to be Sunny's wife, the cricketer threatened to reveal her indecent photos on Facebook. Sunny denied the allegations. He, however, acknowledged having acquaintance with the woman.

In the case statement, Nasrin claimed to be in a relationship with Sunny for the last seven years and also said that the couple got married on December 4, 2014. On Monday, the woman filed another case against Sunny claiming that he sought Tk 20 lakh as dowry.