Dhaka police officers said Munni Saha suffered a panic attack after the mob bullied her.
Kolkata: A mob surrounded senior Bangladesh journalist Munni Saha last night in Dhaka and alleged that she was spreading falsehoods and “doing everything to make Bangladesh a part of India.” Ms. Saha was heckled as she kept saying, “This is also my country.” Eventually, a police team came and took her into custody.
According to reports in Bangladesh media, Ms. Saha was wanted in a case linked to a student’s death during the anti-reservation protests in the neighboring country that led to its former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Police said Ms Saha was rescued from Dhaka’s Kawran Bazar area, where a mob had surrounded her.
Rezaul Karim Mallik, a senior officer of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told The Daily Star Newspaper, “People handed her over to the police. She suffered a panic attack. We have released her after considering her health condition and the fact that she is a woman journalist.” Ms Saha has been asked to seek bail from the Court and comply with police summons in the future.
