A Dhaka court granted bail to Baul Rita Dewan (mystic singer), in connection with a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for making offensive comments and hurting religious sentiments today.
Judge Ash Shams Jaglul Hossain of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal granted bail to Rita Dewan on Wednesday.
Earlier, Rita Dewan surrendered before the court and sought bail through her lawyer. The court granted her bail after hearing in the case.
Earlier on December 2 last year, a Dhaka court issued arrest warrants after accepting a probe report submitted by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) against three people including Rita Dewan in this case. The other two accused are: Shahjahan and Iqbal.
Earlier, two cases were filed against Rita Dewan over the accusations.
Dhaka Bar Association Member Advocate Imrul Hasan filed the case against Rita Dewan under the non-bailable section 28 of the DSA 2018.
Besides, producer and actor Russell Mia filed another case under sections 295 (A), 298,504 and 505(A) of the Penal Code with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court.
Advocate Imrul Hasan told the media that Rita Dewan made derogatory comments regarding Allah while competing with another singer in a mystic song duel [Pala gaan] in an event.
Besides, he also claimed that the song “hurt the sentiments” of the Muslim community.
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