DHAKA: Popular singer Asif Akbar was arrested from his studio in Tejgaon FDC area early Wednesday (June 6), in a case filed under ICT Act.

A team of CID arrested Asif around 1:30am.

Lyricist-composer-singer Shafiq Tuhin, as a plaintiff, filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station on Monday (June 4), said police.

Asif was named the prime accused among some 4-5 unnamed persons accused in the case, CID Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Sharmin Jahan told Banglanews.   

Shafiq Tuhin said in the case statement that he, on June 1, came to know by an investigative report—Searchlight-- aired on Channel24 that Asif and his associates have sold 617 songs which are musical works of him and others lyricists and composers, without their permission. 

The list includes more than hundred songs penned by Shafiq, he said in the statement.

Afterwards, he came to know that Asif earned huge money by using the songs commercially in different digital means illegally and through fraudulence.   

Condemning the matter, Shafiq gave a status on his Facebook account at 2:22am on June 3. 
Asif posted abusive and threatening remarks on the comment section of Shafiq’s post.

Afterwards, Asif came on Facebook live from his page and delivered demeaning, obscene, false and fabricated remarks about Shafiq, in the video of 54:34min duration. 

He also said about to punish Shafiq and directed his fans to obstruct Shafiq wherever he will be available. Following the instruction, Asif’s fans in social media threatened to murder Shafiq, Shafiq said in the statement.

“In such a condition, I’m suffering from insecurity. Moreover, many others including well-known musician-composer-lyricist Pritom Ahmed are concerned about the matter”, Shafiq stated further. 

BDST: 1031 HRS, JUN 6, 2018
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