Actress Romana arrested over money embezzlement

Mohammadpur police have arrested Romana (40) Islam Swarna on charges of embezzlement and blackmail. She was arrested on charges of embezzling more than crores of taka from a Saudi expatriate through fraud.

Mohammadpur Police Station OC Abdul Latif said on Thursday night that Swarna was arrested from a house in Lalmatia D Block on Thursday afternoon. She is accused of embezzlement, blackmail and fraud.

He further said that today the victim filed a case against Romana Swarna at Mohammadpur police station. The other accused in the case are Ashrafi Islam Sheili (60), Nahid Hasan Remi (38), Annafi (20), Farha Ahmed (30) and an unidentified youth (38).

Although Swarna claims to be an actress, she is a familiar face in advertisements. The movie 'Runout' starring Swarna was released in 2015.