Pori Moni gets bail in attempted murder case

Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Mahfuzur Rahman granted the bail upon her surrender before the court.

Earlier on Wednesday, the same court issued a warrant for the arrest of Pori Moni in the case.

Earlier, on January 26 last year, the court framed charges in the case and ordered the start of the trial.

An arrest warrant was also issued for Pori Moni on that day. She later surrendered before the court and secured bail.

In 2024, the investigation officer, Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) Dhaka District Inspector Md Monir Hossain, submitted an investigation report to the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Dhaka, saying the allegations of assault and intimidation against Pori Moni and her costume designer Junaid Bogdadi Jimmy alias Jim had been substantiated.

However, the investigation found no evidence against another accused, Fatema Tuz Jannat Boni.

The court subsequently accepted the PBI report and summoned Pori Moni and Jimmy to appear before it.

They appeared before the court on June 25, 2024, and secured bail.

On July 6, 2021, Nasir Uddin, a businessman and then president of the Boat Club, filed the case against Pori Moni and two others at a Dhaka court.

Pori Moni and her associates were accustomed to consuming alcohol and frequently visited different high-end clubs, where they allegedly consumed alcohol and took away additional supplies without paying.

The statement further alleged that Pori Moni used her connections with police officials to threaten people with harassment through false cases, according to the case statement.

It said they assaulted Nasir Uddin, threatened to kill him and vandalised the club.

The complainant also alleged that, in an attempt to cover up the incident, Pori Moni later filed a case at Savar Police Station against Nasir Uddin and another person, accusing them of attempted rape and attempted murder, reports UNB.