The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday arrested a film actress along with 85 Yaba tablets from an apartment in the city’s Mirpur area.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-1 raided the flat of film actress Fatema Akhter alias Priya on the 3rd floor of Sunview Federation, a multistoried apartment, at 1288 Monipur and arrested her at about 3:30 am along with the sex-stimulating Yaba tablets.

The elite force also recovered 19 empty bottles of Phensidyl from her apartment.

Priya, who hailed from Raipur village of Laxmipur district, had performed in 10 movies, including Prem Pagal, Kungfu Kanya, and Ashik Priya, as the leading actress.

During interrogation, Priya reportedly confessed that she had long been trading Yaba tablets.

A case was filed against her with the police.