[9] Then Islam was sentenced to one year imprisonment for allegedly keeping half a bottle of alcohol and 150 gram of marijuana at his residence.
[11] The Deputy Commissioner Sultana Pervin alleged a special task force led the drive at the request of the Department of Narcotics Control and it was not a mobile court.
[13] A recording of a phone conversation between Ariful Islam and Sultana Pervin was released on social media and went "viral".
[17][18] Panir Uddin Ahamed, member of parliament for Kurigram-2, also spoke out against Deputy Commissioner Sultana Pervin and said he has asked for her withdrawal in the past due to irregularities in recruitment in her office.
[7] Officer-in-charge of the Kurigram Sadar police, Mahfuzar Rahman, refused to record a case of false imprisonment by Ariful Islam without "permission" of his superiors.
[11] Shaikh Yusuf Harun, Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, also confirmed Sultana Pervin would be withdrawn following official formalities.
[23] The bench also ordered to the Officer-in-charge of the Kurigram Sadar police to accept Ariful Islam's case as a First Information of Report.
[23] The executive editor of Bangla Tribune, Harun ur Rashid, had filed the petition with the Bangladesh High Court challenging the sentence.
[24] She submitted a written statement and attended a private hearing at the Ministry of Public Administration led by additional secretary Md Ali Kader.
[26] President Mohammad Abdul Hamid suspended the punishment, no salary increment for two years, given to Deputy Commissioner Sultana Pervin and relieved of any liabilities related to the incident.
[24] On 23 November 2021, the Ministry of Public Administration announced the decision of the President through a notification signed by KM Ali Azam.