Journalist Munni Saha was released from the custody of the Detective Branch of police early Sunday, hours after being taken to DB office on Saturday night.
Rezaul Karim Mallick, Additional Commissioner (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed this around 1:15am. She was released under the obscure Section 497 of the Criminal Procedure Code, he added.
"Police did not detained Munni Saha. She was surrounded by a group of people at Kawran Bazar outside her office. Later, Tejgaon police took her to the DB office for security reasons."
"Munni Saha had a panic attack and fell ill after she was surrounded by people. Considering her condition and she being a female journalist, we released her under section 497 of the Criminal Procedure Code," the police officials also said.
Rezaul Karim added, she is accused in four cases. She must appear in court to seek bail and comply with future police summons.
Around 10:00pm on Saturday, a group of people surrounded Munni Saha when she was leaving a media office at Janata Tower in the capital's Kawran Bazar.
