Pori Moni
Pori Moni ‘affair’: Now police officer Sakline faces the music
Gulam Sakline Sithil, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Detective Branch under DMP, has been transferred to the West Division of Public Order Management (POM) for his alleged relationship with arrested film actress Pori Moni.
Gulam Sakline, ADC (DB-Gulshan), was introduced with Pori Moni in June this year when he was a supervising officer of a case filed with Airport Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act against businessman Nasir Uddin Mahmood.
Nasir Uddin was arrested by DB police on June 15 from Uttara over a case filed with Savar Police Station by actress Pori Moni for alleged attempt to rape and murder her.
According to media reports, Sakline had been maintaining a relationship with Pori Moni secretly.
But the matter came to light when members of elite force Rab detained Pori Moni from her Banani flat on Wednesday night.
Can the media survive without Porimoni… ?
It’s impossible not to see Porimoni on every screen or page. She is all encompassing and truly total. Everyone is gorging on her and the hungry public is reading and hearing and either wishing she was here with them or thank god that woman and her gang aren’t destroying the innocence of Dhaka’s lumpen men who are oh.. so helpless.
But the crisis is not in the sexual threat that Porimoni poses to many. Certainly not in the liquor and yaba shaba which anyone who matters takes but media… The Porimoni episode has exposed that Bangladesh’s media is unable to survive unless its force fed with news and sources call them up and tell them what has to be written in many cases…
Also read: Dhallywood actress Pori Moni detained from Banani residence
Corona reporting exposed the crisis
Quality reporting on the pandemic is very low and one reason is that most media workers are unable to access quality information. The reasons are many. They are not the top layer of the class in many cases. Their skill in English is weak which prevents them from info access. And nobody ever trained them in the complex issues of public health reporting. So what they did was stick to numbers and figures. Highest infection rate in three months…highest infection since last week.. highest death.. higher death .. death…
At least nobody can accuse them of serious reporting but the problem is deep.
Also read: Is it tackling dengue or tackling Porimoni?
Can crony media survive without cronies?
An odd media crisis is that there are more media outlets than media workers so a decline in standard was inevitable based on over demand and low supply. Media investors are not investing to gain prestige like before which has now become impossible given the infighting within the crony media world but clout against each other.
So media A is saying to media B that if you print anything against me, I will print something against you.. it’s this tit for tat policy that is leading to more media outlets and hence the need for more workers.
So it doesn’t matter if the media is of minimum quality or not. Essentially if they can get it uploaded its media never mind what it says. Crony media is about cronies not media.
Also read: Hello yaba, hello liquor, hello Bangladesh
The Porimoni threat and dividend
The night Porimoni walked into the club and did whatever she did, and then went public with her accusations, her days were numbered. She had violated a sanctified space and the hit back was inevitable. She and her troupe live off the rich’s money so threatening them doesn’t work and it didn’t.
But what she did was provide sensational stories that everyone loves to read but no one believes because it’s so one sided. People are asking who were the people who were close to her, patronized her and so on.. But of course it doesn’t matter because the entire matter is neither about her nor wine and yaba but making sure everyone knows where power lies and how it can act if threatened.
Meanwhile on with Porimoni and all the stories including about the poor policeman whose investigations went a little too deep and landed in the zones of the heart.. or at least that’s what media is saying
Pori Moni placed on 4-day remand
A Dhaka court on Thursday night placed actress Shamsunnahar Smrity alias Pori Moni on a 4-day remand in a case under the Narcotics Control Act.Besides Raj Multimedia owner Nazrul Islam Raj and his two associates Ashraful Islam Dipu and Shobuj have also been placed on 4-day remand each on two different cases filed against them under the Narcotics Act.The court of Dhaka Metropolitan magistrate Mamunur Rashid passed the order after the investigation officer of Banani police station Sohel Rana produced them before the court and sought a 7-day remand for each of them.
Also read: Pori, Raj ringleaders of organised gang: RabFilm 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, on Thursday.
2 ‘associates’ of Pori Moni-Raj placed on remand
A Dhaka court on Thursday sent Sharful Hasan alias Mishu Hassan and Md. Masudul Islam alias Jisan on remand on different terms in as many as five cases filed against them.They are reportedly members of an organised gang led by popular actress Pori Moni and Nazrul Islam Raj, owner of Raj Multimedia.Besides, model and former TV presenter Faria Mahbub Piyasha has also been reported to be involved with the gang.Mishu was placed on a nine-day remand in three cases filed with Bhatara Police Station under the Arms Act, Narcotics Control Act and Pornography Act.Besides, Jisan was placed on a seven-day remand against a 27-day remand prayer in three cases filed with Bhatara and Khilkhet Police stations under the Narcotics Control Act, Special Powers Act and Pornography Act.The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mamunur Rashid passed the orders after five investigating officers of the cases, submitted separate remand prayers.Earlier today, Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of Legal and Media Wing of Rab, briefed reporters about Pori Moni’s detention at its headquarters in the afternoon.The Rab official further said that the duo were ringleaders of an organised gang.They carried out their activities in different posh areas of the capital including Gulshan, Baridhara, Banani, targeting people from affluent society and selling drugs in the name of party or DJ party. “Pori Moni had a mini bar at her residence and it was often used as the venue for such parties,” said Commander Moin.The elite force on Tuesday night arrested Sharful Hasan alias Mishu Hasan ,31, and his accomplice Md. Masudul Islam alias Jisan ,39, along with firearms and huge stash of contraband items from Bashundhara Residential Area, he said.A firearm, 6 rounds of ammunition, 13,300 pieces of yaba, an expensive Ferrari car, 2 laptops, several mobile phones, cheque books of various banks and ATM cards, passports of different countries and Indian counterfeit currency (Rs. 49,500) were seized during the raid.The Rab spokesperson said that the raids on the residents of Pori Moni and Raj were carried out based on specific information provided by Mishu and Jisan following their arrests.
Pori, Raj ringleaders of organised gang: Rab
Film actress Pori Moni and her associate Nazrul Islam Raj were the ringleaders of an organised crime gang, said Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of Legal and Media Wing of Rab, on Thursday.
He came up with the remarks while briefing reporters about Pori Moni’s arrest at its headquarters in the afternoon.
They carried out their activities in different posh areas of the capital, including Gulshan, Baridhara and Banani, targeting people from the affluent section of society and had been selling drugs in the name of holding parties or DJ parties.
“Pori Moni had a minibar at her home and it was often used as a venue for such parties,” said Rab Commander Moin.
A case was filed against Dhallywood actress Pori Moni under the Narcotics Control Act on Thursday following her detention on Wednesday.
Two more cases -- one under the Narcotics Control Act and another under the Pornography Control Act—were filed against her associate Nazrul Islam Raj, owner of Raj Multimedia.
Read: Dhallywood actress Pori Moni detained from Banani residence
The elite force filed these cases with Banani Police Station, said the Rab official.
On Tuesday night, Rab arrested Sharful Hasan alias Mishu Hasan ,31, and his accomplice Md Masudul Islam alias Jishan, 39, along with firearms and huge stash of contraband items from Bashundhara Residential Area, he said.
Dhallywood actress Pori Moni detained from Banani residence
In the latest development of celebrity saga, film actress Pori Moni, whose allegation of rape attempt on her by businessman Nasir U Mahmud and others prompted firestorm in the social media barely two months back, has now been detained from her home.
Members of Rab (Rapid Action Battalion) detained Pori Moni from her Banani residence on Wednesday evening.
The intelligence unit of Rab, led by Lt Col Khairul Islam, started a drive at her residence around 4 pm and detained her after three hours of search, RAB officials told UNB.
Pori Moni has been detained and taken to the Rab headquarters, assistant director of Rab (media wing) Imran Khan told UNB.
A huge quantity of liquor was seized from her house, Rab sources said.
When the Rab team was trying to enter her flat, Moni went live on Facebook seeking help from the local administration and Banani police station after Rab men in plainclothes reached her home.
The actress alleged that an unidentified group of people entered her building and were knocking on the door of her flat.
Her FB live continued for half an hour till the Rab personnel entered her home and requested the actress to go offline.
Rab drive underway at Pori Moni’s residence
Members of Rab are searching the residence of film actress Pori Moni at Banani in the city.
The intelligence unit of Rab started the drive around 4 pm, sources at the elite force told UNB.
READ: 'Rape attempt' on Pori Moni: Nasir, Omi get bail
Meanwhile, Pori Moni went live on Facebook seeking help from the local administration and Banani police station after plainclothes Rab personnel reached her home.
The actress alleged that an unidentified group of people entered her home and were knocking on the door of her flat.
READ: Nasir, Omi put on 5-day remand over ‘rape attempt’ on Pori Moni
Pori Moni case: Omi's associates get bail
Two associates of Tuhin Siddiqui Omi, one of the accused in a case over rape and murder attempt on actor Pori Moni, have been granted bail in a case filed against them under the Passport Act.
The court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Dhiman Kumar Mondal delivered the verdict granting bail to Bashir Miah and Mashiur Rahman Palash on Saturday.
A joint team of Dakkhinkhan and Savar police raided a recruiting agency belonging to Tuhin Siddiqui Omi in Dhaka's Dakkhinkhan area on the night of June 15 and recovered 102 passports from there.
Also read: Pori Moni buoyed by police work, calls it 'magic'
Two staffers, Bashir and Palash, were also arrested during the raid.
Later, Kamal Hossain, inspector (investigation) of Savar Police Station filed a case against Omi and the two arrestees with Dakkhinkhan Police Station under the Passport Act.
Besides, the court also ordered to send three young women arrested alongside Nasir U Mahmud and Tuhin Siddiqui Omi to jail after they were produced before it after completion of their remand.
Also read: Pori Moni case: Police press drug-related charges against Nasir, four others
A Dhaka court on 15 June placed Nasir U Mahmud and Tuhin Siddiqui Omi on a seven-day remand each in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
Three women, also accused in the case, have been remanded for three days.
Pori Moni buoyed by police work, calls it 'magic'
Popular Dhallywood actress Pori Moni has praised the police for what she called 'magic' in apprehending those she accused of attempted rape and murder.
“The role of the police in arresting the perpetrators was like magic. I never thought they would be arrested so soon,” said Pori, real name Shamsunnahar Smriti, in remarks to journalists outside the Detective Branch of police office Tuesday.
“Now I believe that I will get justice, and the accused will be punished through a fair trial,” she added, looking much more buoyed than the distressed, helpless woman who appeared before the media on Sunday, and before any arrests were made on Monday.
Also read: Pori Moni case: Police press drug-related charges against Nasir, four others
She visited the office of the Detective Branch and also thanked Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benzir Ahmed for promptly taking action in arresting the accused as soon as he learned about the incident.
“I knew he was the only place of hope. That's why I repeatedly wanted to reach out to him,” the starlet also said.
She seemed to backtrack somewhat from her initial grievance of the law enforcers not being cooperative, at least when she went to file a case at the Banani police station, right after the incident. Asked about going to Banani police station under the influence of alcohol, he said, "I was forced to drink alcohol."
Also read: Uttara Club's ex-president Nasiruddin,4 others arrested over rape attempt on Pori Moni
In response to another question, Pori Moni said, "I did not say that the police did not cooperate, rather I said I did not get cooperation from many places without specifically mentioning the police.”
Speaking after her, Harun-or-Rashid, joint commissioner (North) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), literally lapped up the praise, saying: "The IGP contacted our superiors as soon as he found out. We have arrested the accused with lightning speed. As she has already said, the role of the police was like magic.”
“We will do our best to bring justice in this case,” he added.
Also read: Pori Moni files sexual assault complaint against Uttara Club’s ex-president Nasiruddin, 5 others
On Monday, Pori Moni filed a sexual assault complaint against six people, including businessman Nasir U Mahmood, at Savar Model Police Station.
The previous day, on her verified Facebook page, she had posted a status seeking justice from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, claiming that someone or some people had attempted to rape and kill her at the Uttara Boating Club, in an incident four days earlier, that is June 9th.
The status went viral in no time, and it was followed by a dramatic midnight press conference from her residence that was widely broadcast.
Also read: Pori Moni's plea for justice from PM causes sensation
Nasiruddin, owner of real estate company Kunjo Builders, and also an ex-president of Uttara Club, was picked up along with some associated before the next working day(Monday) was over.
Nasir, Omi placed on 7-day remand in narcotics case
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Nasir U Mahmud and Tuhin Siddiqui Omi on a seven-day remand each in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act.
Three women, also accused in the case, have been remanded for three days.
Also read: Pori Moni case: Police press drug-related charges against Nasir, four others
The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Nivana Khair Jessi passed the order after Udoy Kumar Mondal, an inspector of the Detective Branch of police and the case investigation officer, produced them before the court.
Earlier in the day, the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Kamrun Naher fixed July 8 for police to submit their probe report in the case filed by actress Pori Moni accusing Nasir,Omi and four others of trying to rape and kill her.
Also read: Uttara Club's ex-president Nasiruddin,4 others arrested over rape attempt on Pori Moni
DB police are investigating the case was filed at Savar police station on Monday.