Six arrested for running porn racket in Joypurhat


FE Team | Published: August 18, 2021 12:51:57 | Updated: August 19, 2021 21:39:04


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Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested six youths for allegedly running a porn racket in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat district.

The arrestees are Mehedi Hasan, 26, Faruk Hossain, 28, Arman Hossain, 28, Sujan Haldar, 24, Eklashur Rahman, 21, and Shahinur Rahman, 27, of the upazila, reports UNB.

RAB-5 Joypurhat camp sources said that a team, led by Lt Commander Toukir, raided Battali Bazar and arrested the six youths on Tuesday night, acting on a tip-off.

Six CPUs, 10 hard disks, eight monitors, 16 cables and six mouse pieces were also seized during the drive.

After interrogation, the accused were handed over to the Khetlal police station. A case has been filed under the Pornography Control Act, the sources added.

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