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woman accuses Ekattor TV Head of News Shakil Ahmed, of rape, foeticide

A woman has filed a case against Ekattar Television’s Head of News Shakil Ahmed alleging rape. She filed the case with Gulshan police station on Thursday night. 

She also brought charges of foeticide in a case against Shakil at Gulshan Police Station on Thursday night.

Gulshan police sub-inspector. Nuruzzaman confirmed the information. Shakil is in the process of being arrested. Police said the woman, a doctor, will undergo medical tests.

Sub-Inspector Md Nuruzzaman said the woman filed a complaint and the process to record it as a case was ongoing. The details would be revealed later, he said around 1am on Friday.

Shakil Ahmed is the husband of Farzana Rupa, the special correspondent of the same television.

The woman had earlier raised the allegations at a news conference.

She said she was in a relationship with Shakil when she met him seven to eight months ago for a job.

Shakil impregnated her promising marriage, the woman said. She had an abortion at Shakil’s request, but he did not marry her, she said.

She also alleged Shakil used his influence to have her sacked from the organisation where she had worked as a doctor.

Though media persons tried to contact Shakil Ahmed to know his views on the matter, they did not find him.  He is not picking up anyone’s phone.

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