STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Actors Meher Afroz Shaon and Sohana Saba, who were taken into custody on Thursday night, were released yesterday afternoon after being questioned over allegations of plotting against the state.

They were handed over to their families, Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of DMP, told The Daily Star.

The Detective Branch (DB) of police picked up the actors in the capital on Thursday night.

Rezaul Karim Mallick, additional commissioner (DB) of DMP, earlier told The Daily Star that Shaon was taken into custody over allegations of plotting against the state. However, he did not elaborate.

Her detention came just hours after her village home in Jamalpur was attacked and torched.

A group of protesters set fire to the house belonging to Shaon’s father, Mohammad Ali, near Narundi Railway Station in Jamalpur Sadar upazila.