The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended sending Golam Saklain, former additional deputy commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and now an additional superintendent of police on compulsory retirement.
Moreover, the ministry has sought the opinion of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) in this regard on June 13. The issue came to light in the media on Tuesday (June 25).
In a letter to the PSC from the Ministry of Home Affairs, it was said that Saklain became involved in a romantic relationship with Pori Moni while he was assigned to the Detective Branch’s Gulshan Division.
He began to live at Pori Moni's house. Besides, when his wife was absent, Pori Moni used to stay at the official’s house as well.
During his tenure as ADC of DB Gulshan Division, Saqlain met actress Pori Moni and interacted with her. Following this, he started staying overnight at the home of actress Pori Moni.
According to the CDR analysis of his phone provided by the LIC branch of the police, he stayed at actress Pori Moni’s residence at various times (day and night) from July 4 to August 4, 2021.
Meanwhile, the forensic report of actress Pori Moni's mobile phone [seized as evidence in the case by the CID] shows that the messages exchanged between him and Pori Moni (from 29 July 2021 to 3 August 2021) on Facebook Messenger under the names Samsunnahar Smriti aka Pori Moni and Golam Saklain Sithil and the WhatsApp conversations (from 11 July 2021 to 4 August 2021) were not of a general acquaintance or professional necessity. Instead, they were in a romantic relationship.
The letter adds that a preliminary decision has been taken to send Saqlain into forced retirement as major punishment for misconduct, as per the government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules-2018.
On August 7, 2021, DMP withdrew additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Md Golam Saklain from the Gulshan Division of DB on the basis of allegations of unprofessional conduct with actor Pori Moni during an investigation.
MSH
