Khulna man arrested for sending obscene messages to Kolkata actress Srabanti

Police arrested a man in Khulna for reportedly sending obscene text messages to Kolkata's popular actress Srabanti Chatterjee.

The arrestee, Md Mahbubor Rahman, 33, a resident of Khulna’s Bokshipara, managed the actress’s phone number a few months back and since then had been disturbing the artiste.

Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge of Sonadanga Model police station, Md Momtajul Haque said, Srabanti had filed a complaint with the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh.

Acting on the complaint, SI MD Khalid Uddin of the police station filed a case on her behalf on November 16.

On Thursday, police arrested the man and asked for a five-day remand before the court.

However, the court approved a one-day remand, confirmed Radhe Shyam Sarker, Sonadanga police OC and investigation officer of the case.