Official says the raid was being carried out based on specific allegations. COURTESY
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) conducted a raid at the home of Dhallywood actress Pori Moni in Dhaka’s Banani on Wednesday. So far RAB has recovered 30 bottles of foreign liquor from her house and detained the actress, whose real name is Samsunnahar Smriti.
A RAB team carried out the raid based on specific allegations against her, said the force's Legal and Media Wing Assistant Director ANM Imran Khan.
The raid began at around 4pm, with several people gathering in front of the Banani residence named Lake View. The Banani society authorities have made announcements using megaphones urging people to not crowd the area considering the risk of a spread of Covid-19.
According to witnesses, Lt Col Khairul Islam, in-charge of Rab’s intelligence wing, was seen entering the premises of the residence along with several plain-clothed DB officials.
However, Pori in a Facebook live video from her verified page claimed that many people came to her house and entered it forcibly. She claimed they could be robbers and that she had informed the law enforcement several times but they had not yet come to help her.
Later, RAB revealed that a team of the elite force had gone there to conduct a raid.
RAB sources claimed that they had started searching the house and hinted that Pori Moni might be held after the raid.
Pori Moni has been under the spotlight since she made allegations of attempted rape and murder against a Dhaka businessman.
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