Housewife picked up from Dhanmondi for ‘spreading rumours’

Housewife picked up from Dhanmondi for ‘spreading rumours’

Dhaka, Aug 17 (Just News): Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members have picked up a housewife from Dhaka’s Paschim (West) Dhanmondi area for allegedly trying to create unrest by spreading rumours on social media during the recent student protests for safe roads.

A team of Rab-2 detained Faria Mahjabin, 28, wife of Md Riasat, from her residence on Hazi Afsar Uddin road in the area around 10:45pm yesterday, said senior ASP Mizanur Rahman, assistant director (media and legal wing) of Rab.

Faria was kept in the Rab-2 office and legal action against her was underway, the Rab official said.

(Justnews/ys/1130hr)