One sentenced to 3 hours in jail for pretending to be a journalist
Since the judge doubted his identity during the trial, he asked the plaintiff to write down a sentence, and he was unable to do so
A grocer was sentenced to three hours of detention in Chattogram on Thursday, after he filed a case, introducing himself as a journalist.
Justice Md Shafi Uddin of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court-1 passed the order.
According to court sources, Md Aiyub (40) is a grocer. Introducing himself as Chandgaon correspondent for Daily Bartaman Kotha and a special correspondent of Titas TV, he filed a case against one Moslem Uddin with Chandanaish Police Station on Thursday, accusing him of extorting Tk1 lakh.
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In the case statement, he said that the accused and his accomplices attacked him last 28 November at a restaurant at Bahaddarhat area in the port city. He also alleged that the accused snatched his cash and pen-drive during the episode.
Sources said the judge doubted his identity during the trial, and so asked the plaintiff to write down a sentence.
"Since you are a journalist, please write down the sentence 'my family needs corona vaccine'," said court sources, quoting the judge. Ayub failed to write the sentence.
Sources said Ayub later confessed to being a grocer, not a journalist.
The judge then summoned the court police and ordered that Ayub be detained for three hours, after which he was released on bond at around 2pm.
