The case was filed on February 15, 2022, by Barrister M. Sarwar Hossain, accusing seven individuals of defamation and misinformation. CID’s investigation later identified three of them—Naem Nizam, Moynal Hossain, and Syed Borhan—as principal accused in the charge sheet, submitted on November 20, 2023.

According to the case statement, on September 7, 2021, Bangladesh Pratidin published an article titled “Another Conspiratorial Case by the Bichchu Shamshu Syndicate Using Nusrat”, which was also shared online. The report claimed that Barrister Sarwar, allegedly involved in the August 21 grenade attack, was part of an anti-state propaganda network and had multiple cases against him.

Sarwar denied all allegations, stating he was not Nusrat’s lawyer but had merely appeared in a hearing related to her case.

Others named in the original complaint include the admin, writer, video producer, and technician of the Viral Protidin website.