Youth arrested for spreading misleading information about Chief Whip on Facebook

A young man has been arrested for spreading misleading information about Chief Whip Nurul Islam (Moni) on social media Facebook and blackmailing him on WhatsApp. Arrested AM Hasan Nasim (35) admin of a Facebook page.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Branch (DB) arrested Nasim from a house in West Agargaon on Friday night.
Later on Saturday afternoon, Nasim was shown arrested in a case of Cyber Protection Ordinance Act at Gulshan police station. DB’s Cyber Division is investigating the case. DB’s Joint Commissioner (Cyber) Syed Haroon Or Rashid confirmed the arrest.
After the arrest, Nasim was taken to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court (CMM) in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. The investigating officer of the case DB Sub-Inspector (SI) Md. Raihanur Rahman. On the other hand, the lawyer of the accused, Zahirul Islam, applied for bail after canceling the remand.
After the hearing, the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Hasib Ullah Piyas canceled the remand and bail application and ordered to send the accused to jail.
According to DB sources, in the case filed at Gulshan police station, Chief Whip Nurul Islam has been accused of spreading misleading information and blackmailing her by sending screenshots of various Facebook posts to her WhatsApp number. An unidentified person has been accused in the case. Md. A person named Nazrul filed the case in Gulshan police station as plaintiff.
Nazrul Islam mentioned himself as a loyal worker of Barguna-2 Constituency Member of Parliament and Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip Nurul Islam. Later, a team from the Ramana division of the DB investigated the complaint and arrested Nasim. His mobile phone and electronic devices were seized during his arrest.
DB Joint Commissioner (Cyber) Syed Haroon Or Rashid told Prothom Alo that he was arrested in a case of writing on Facebook and blackmailing the Chief Whip on WhatsApp. DB’s Cyber Division is investigating the case.
Source: Prothom Alo Bangla