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Monday | November 09, 2026 | Dhaka

DMP urges public to verify allegations before sharing

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:09 AM, 08 November 2026

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has urged the public to verify allegations against law enforcement agencies before sharing them on social media, following the circulation of a photograph linked to an alleged assault in Mirpur.

The photograph, shared on Facebook, claimed that a woman named Shreemoyee Rita Rani had been assaulted by a former leader of Swechhasebak Dal in the capital’s Mirpur area. It also alleged that police had refused to register a complaint over the incident.

In a press release issued on Saturday, DMP said it had examined the allegations circulating on Facebook, including a claim by former Chhatra League leader SM Zakir that a complaint had been submitted to Mirpur Model Police Station but was not registered.

However, an initial inquiry by DMP’s Mirpur Division found no record of such a complaint or case at any of the seven police stations under its jurisdiction, the release said. The statement was signed by Mohammad Akhtar Hossain, deputy commissioner of DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division.

Police also found no information suggesting that a woman named Shreemoyee Rita Rani had visited any police station under the Mirpur Division to file a complaint over the alleged incident. DMP said its investigation was continuing to verify the photograph and the allegations, as well as establish the identity of the woman concerned. Her exact identity and address have not yet been established, it added.

The police urged anyone who knows Shreemoyee Rita Rani or has reliable information about her identity, whereabouts or the alleged incident to contact the officer-in-charge of Mirpur Model Police Station or the deputy commissioner of police for the Mirpur Division.

DMP also reiterated its commitment to ensuring public safety, maintaining law and order and conducting impartial investigations into all complaints.

The police appealed to people not to circulate unverified allegations against law enforcement agencies without first checking the authenticity of the reported incidents.