Lawyer sues journo Anis Alamgir under Section 57

A case was filed with a tribunal in the city against journalist Anis Alamgir under Section 57 of the ICT Act for his 'derogatory' comments about Hindu goddess Saraswati, reports UNB

Sushanta Kumar Boss, a lawyer, filed the case with the Cyber Tribunal at noon.

Judge M Saiful Islam of the tribunal ordered the Dhanmondi Police Station to record the complaint as FIR.

In his complaint, Sushanta alleged that Anis Alamgir in a Facebook post on January 22 described Saraswati as a symbol of sex in a bid to spread religious hatred and communal provocation, and create an unstable situation.

"He hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindus through his post," the complainant said.