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Drug case: Pori Moni could be jailed for five years

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 09 Nov 2021, 03:00 pm

Dhaka, November 9: The CID has issued a chargesheet against popular actress Pori Moni and producer Nazrul Islam Raaz in the case under the Narcotics Control Act. Two separate cases against them are ready for trial. Judicial proceedings of these cases will be conducted in the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court.

Public Prosecutor of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court Tapash Kumar Pal told Jago News that the maximum sentence is five years imprisonment if the chargesheet against Pori Moni and Raaz is proved. They could also be imposed a monetary fine.

The court is scheduled to file a chargesheet against the three, including Pori Moni, in a case under the Narcotics Control Act on November 15. The other two accused in the case are Ashraful Islam Dipu and Kabir Hossain. The hearing will be held in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayesh.

On October 4, the investigating officer of the case, CID inspector Kazi Mostafa Kamal, filed a case against three persons, including Pori Moni, under sections 10 (a), 24 (b), 29 (a), 38 and 42 (1) of the 36 (1) of the Narcotics Control Act-2018. He filed a charge sheet to the effect that evidence was found.

On August 31, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayesh granted bail to Pori Moni till the report is submitted after the hearing. The next day, the actress was released from Kashimpur Central Women's Jail in Gazipur.

Earlier on August 4, RAB conducted an operation on the basis of specific information and arrested Pori Moni from her home in Banani. The next day, on the afternoon of August 5, the actress, film producer Raaz and their two accomplices were taken to Banani police station.