A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed actress Pori Moni on a 2-day fresh remand in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Debabrata Das passed the order when police produced her before the court upon completion of her four-day remand.
Pori Moni’s counsel filed a petition before the court seeking bail for her.
Besides, the court also put Ashraful Islam Dipu, an associate of Raj Multimedia owner Nazrul Islam Raj, on a two-day remand in the same case.
Pori Moni put on 2-day fresh remand
Meanwhile, the same court placed Raj Multimedia owner Nazrul Islam Raj and his associate Sabuj on a two-day remand each in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
The court also placed Raj and his associate Sabuj on four-day remand each in another case filed under the Pornography Control Act when police produced them before the court with a seven-day remand prayer in the case upon completion of their 4-day remand .
Film actress Pori Moni, whose allegation of rape attempt on her by businessman Nasir U Mahmood and others prompted firestorm in social media barely two months back, was detained from her home on August 4.
A case was then filed against the actress under the Narcotics Control Act the following day.
Later, a Dhaka Court placed her on a 4-day remand in the case.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been tasked with investigating the charges brought against her.
They took over the case from the Detective Branch (DB) of police and were carrying out the investigation.
Film actress Pori Moni and her associate Nazrul Islam Raj were ringleaders of an organised gang , said Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of Legal and Media Wing of Rab, in a media briefing on August 6.
Source: United News of Bangladesh