Bangladesh Journalist Munni Saha released from police custody on condition
Police released journalist Munni Saha on early Sunday, after five hours of her ‘arrest’ on Saturday night.
She was ‘arrested’ in Karwan Bazar area in Dhaka on Saturday night.
Munni Saha was released under the Code of Criminal Procedure 497 and she was handed over to her family at about 3:00am on Sunday. She suffered a panic attack as she was surrounded by agitated people,’ Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective branch chief Rezaul Karim Mallik told New Age.
He said that they did not arrest Munni Saha; people handed her over to the Tejgaon police.
Rezaul also said that Munni Saha assured them that she would take bail in four cases filed against her.
Earlier on Saturday evening, Tejgaon police station officer-in-charge Mubarak Hossain said that they rescued Munni Saha from Karwan Bazar area after she was surrounded by an angry crowd comprising leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, Shramik Dal and mass people.
‘We rescued her and handed her over to the DB police,’ Mubarak added.
New Age
