Overview
- Investigators charged Tofael Ahmed Raihan under Section 9(1) of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act after finding prima facie support for the complaint.
- The filing alleges he first contacted the woman on Facebook in January and on January 31 took her to a Gulshan hotel, introduced her as his wife, and forced sexual acts, with similar incidents later.
- Police cite witness statements, hotel booking records, medical reports, and digital communications as supporting evidence.
- The woman reported the case on August 1, and investigators say the delay limited collection of physical or DNA evidence.
- The High Court granted six weeks of anticipatory bail on September 24 with an order to surrender to the tribunal, which he did not do, and he traveled to Hong Kong to play a six-a-side event for Bangladesh A.