Arrested singer Mainul Ahsan Noble's former wife Salsabeel Mahmuda has alleged that an airhostess is to blame for his drug addiction.
She came up with the remark while replying to questions from journalists at the DMP's Detective Branch (DB) office in Dhaka's Minto Road on Saturday.
Salsabeel said some musicians and an airhostess of international routes were involved in supplying drugs to Noble.
“They (accused) used to threaten me from different numbers whenever I raised voice over his addiction,” she said, but didn't disclose names of anyone.
Noble used to return home after taking drugs and torture her, Salsabeel alleged, saying that police rescued her from their residence when Noble tortured her.
A general diary was lodged with Gulshan police station in this regard, she added.
“Today the DB called me and I lodged complaints to them orally, the DB informed me that they were taking care of the matter with importance,” Salsabeel said.
Earlier in the day, Indian reality show Sa Re GA Ma Pa-famed singer Noble was arrested by the DB.
Chief Harunur-Or-Rashid said Noble is an established singer and recently some allegations surfaced against him.
He (Noble) took money for performing at an event but never showed up and did not refund the money to the organizers of the 2016-SSC batch of Vedarganj Headquarters Pilot High School in Shariatpur recently, said the DB officer.
A case was filed against him with Motijheel police station for cheating, as he took an advance of Tk1.72 lakh but did not perform, Harunur said.
Nobel did not surrender before the court in this case, he informed. Noble was arrested on charges of fraud.
Previously, the ex-wife Salsabeel Mahmud complained to the police and wrote on social media about the constant physical and emotional abuse, citing that he is an avid drug addict and his demeanour got drastically changed in recent years due to his addiction.
Noble won the 2nd runner-up position in the popular Indian TV reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa's West Bengal edition on Zee Bangla in 2019 and received the Viewer's Choice award, winning hearts in both countries.
