Dhaka: Actress Naznin Akhter Happy’s allegation of rape against national cricket team pacer Rubel Hossain was not proved by the forensic test done in this connection at Tejgaon Victim Support Centre, according to a probe report.

Tejgaon Victim Support Centre inspector Halima Khatun submitted the probe report to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s court on Monday. The next hearing on the case is scheduled to be held on 13 April.

The report mentioned that the allegation of rape against Rubel has not been proved by the forensic test, Rubel’s lawyer Moniruzzaman told reporters after the submission of the report.

Moniruzzaman also noted that Rubel is expected to file a petition for acquitting him off the charge brought against him by appearing before the court in person on 13 April.

On 13 December last year, actress Happy filed the case against Rubel under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2000.  

The High Court on 15 December granted Rubel an anticipatory bail for four weeks as he surrendered to it seeking bail.  

On 6 January, the HC summarily dismissed a writ petition filed by actress Happy seeking the removal of the pacer from the Bangladesh National Cricket team squad.

On 8 January, a metropolitan magistrate court here sent the national cricketer to jail on his surrender, rejecting his bail plea in the rape case.  

Later, on 11 January, responding to a fresh bail plea filed by the detained accused, acting Metropolitan Session’s Judge KM Imrul Kayes granted him the bail until submission of the police report on the case.  

According to the first information report (FIR), Rubel had been involved in physical relationship with the actress for eight months. It also said Rubel had promised to marry her and thus developed the physical relationship.  

As Rubel reportedly backtracked, Happy filed the case alleging that Rubel raped her several times at his flat.  

Rubel was first picked for the national team in late 2008 following his good performance in the Cricket Academy and he made his international debut in January 2009.

The youngest boy of a seven-member family, the 25-year-old pacer from Bagerhat played 22 Tests, 53 ODIs and 11 T20Is in his cricket career.