Pori Moni alleges midnight attack on her car, recounts incident in Facebook Live

The storm of discussion around Pori Moni shows no sign of dying down. Late last night she suddenly went live on Facebook and said her car had been attacked. The actress also raised questions about public safety over the incident.

Pori Moni went live at around 12:45am on Sunday night. She said she had taken part in an event at the Gulshan Shooting Club in the capital, and faced a hostile crowd as she was leaving. She alleged that her car had been vandalised.

She did the Facebook Live sitting backstage at the event. Pori Moni said she immediately called Gulshan police station, and police arrived but were struggling to bring the situation under control.

Pori Moni said, "I was forced to call the police station. My car has been vandalised, I could not get into the car. I am sitting backstage, at one in the morning."

She added, "Do you know who they are? They practise yellow journalism, they carry out terrorist acts in the name of journalism. They vandalised the stalls here. Who will take responsibility for this? Who will bear the losses of those who were harmed, the artistes who were harassed?"

Several controversial incidents involving Pori Moni have taken place recently. In particular, her clash with a journalist on the court premises drew sharp criticism, and a section of journalists have called for boycotting her.

Referring to that, Pori Moni said, "If there is anger towards me, then sit with me, talk it out with me. I did the full performance, nobody said anything. There were so many people there, ordinary people. They did not dare create trouble among them. So they attacked my car as I was leaving after finishing the performance. Who will take responsibility for these attacks, this vandalism and these losses?"