A Dhaka court fixed December 14 for the hearing of indictment in the narcotics case against actor Shamsunnahar Smriti, popularly known by her screen name Pori Moni.
On Monday, the actor appeared in the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court, which accepted the chargesheet filed by the investigators in the case filed with the Banani police station in the capital.
The Dhallywood star arrived at the court premises around 10:30am. Pori Moni and two of her associates face charges in the case.
On October 26, the actor, who was granted permanent bail, turned herself in to make a fresh bail plea as the case was transferred to the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court after the submission of the chargesheet. The court had then set Monday for hearing over acceptance on the chargesheet.
Inspector Kazi Mostafa Kamal of police's Criminal Investigation Department submitted the chargesheet on October 4, against Pori Moni, and her associates — Ashraful Islam Dipu and Kabir Hossain.
Pori Moni was arrested on August 4 after the Rapid Action Battalion conducted a raid at her home in Dhaka’s Banani. The following day she was accused in a narcotics case filed at Banani Police Station.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) received three rounds of remand, totalling seven days, to interrogate Pori Moni over the case. After the remand terms expired on August 21, she was ordered to Kashimpur Central Women’s Prison by the court.
She finally received bail on August 31 and was released from the prison the next day, after nearly a month in detention.
The raid on her home came months after she accused a businessman of trying to rape and murder her at the Dhaka Boat Club.
The High Court questioned the necessity of her three rounds of remand in police custody, concluding that remand orders one after another amounted to an “abuse of power”.
A Dhaka court has fixed December 14 for the hearing of indictment in the narcotics case against actor Shamsunnahar Smriti, popularly known by her screen name Pori Moni.
