'I have asked for help from so many people. They always listen and say that they'll 'look into it'. But no one has helped me yet.'
Top Bangladeshi film star Pori Moni has claimed in a Facebook post addressed to the country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid that she has been physically abused, adding "someone tried to kill and rape me."
Shamsunnahar Smrity, popularly known as Pori Moni, is one of the top Bangladeshi film stars, and was recently included in the Forbes list of “Asia-Pacific's Most Influential Celebrities”on Social Media.
Pori Moni also claimed that she tried to file a case in the Banani police station shortly after the incident but it was denied, adding that no one had helped her.
"I can't commit suicide, if you get any news of my death, for sure, I'll be killed by these guys, anytime, as I'm threatened by Nasiruddin," she said.
In a Facebook post addressing Sheikh Hasina, she said: "I was about two and a half years old when my mother died. Today, I need a mother. Please save me.”
"I have asked for help from so many people. They always listen and say that they'll 'look into it'. But no one has helped me yet, I haven't found justice in the last three or four days. I feel helpless right now."
An official from the Savar police station, Kazi Mainul Islam said several teams of the law enforcement agencies are trying to nab the culprits.
IANS tried reaching out to the accused businessman on the phone, but it was switched off.
Indo-Asian News Service