Police have once again arrested Jhumon Das in a new case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for inciting violence through sharing a Facebook post. Officer In-charge (OC) of Sunamganj’s Shalla Police Station Aminul Islam confirmed the matter, saying that Jhumon was taken into custody on Tuesday morning. “After questioning for 12 hours, Jhumon was shown arrested in a case filed by Sub-Inspector (SI) Sumonur Rahman,” said the OC. According to the arrestee’s brother Nupur Das, Jhumon had shared a photo on Facebook showing a donation box of a local mosque inside a temple, which created unrest in the area. “Police detained my brother on Tuesday morning. Prior to the detention, police followed him for two days. Police have also seized Jhumon’s mobile phone and deleted some posts. When Jhumon’s wife went to the police station in the evening, she was told that Jhumon will be freed after questioning. Instead of doing that, police showed my brother arrested at midnight,” said Nupur. Read: Jhumon Das walks out of jail after six months Jhumon came to light on March 16, 2021, when he posted a status on Facebook accusing Mamunul Haque, joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam, of damaging communal harmony. Mamunul’s followers started to spread the post as an attack on Islam, which resulted into hundreds of people attacking Jhumon’s house in Noagaon village. To prevent the situation from getting worse, locals sent Jhumon to police custody.   Later, Jhumon was arrested in a case filed on March 22, 2021. After cancelling Jhumon’s bail plea five times, the High Court finally granted him bail on conditions after six months of his arrest.

Jhumon Das walked out of Sunamganj District Jail on Tuesday evening after spending nearly six months following his arrest in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.  Jail superintendent Nurshed Ahmed Via said Jhumon left the premises around 6.30 pm, hours after the High Court's bail order, issued on Thursday, reached the jail. Jhumon expressed his gratitude for all who have supported him, after walking out of jail. Read: Jhumon Das gets bail in digital security case On September 23, the High Court granted interim bail for a year to Jhumon in the case. Jhumon had been in judicial custody since March 22, when he was arrested for posting defamatory remarks about then Hefazat leader Mamunul Haque on his Facebook page. In fact, on March 17, a group of miscreants carried out an attack on the houses of a minority community in Noagaon village of Shalla upazila over his Facebook post. On March 16, police detained Jhumon and produced him in court the very next day, showing his arrest in a case filed under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The court subsequently sent him to judicial custody. Read: DSA: Order on Jhumon Das’s bail plea Thursday But on March 22, police filed a case against him under DSA at the Shalla police station in Sunamganj and Jhumon was again shown as arrested a day later. On March 30, he was taken on a two-day police remand in the case. On July 18, a magistrate's court rejected the bail petition of Jhumon. Nearly a month later, Jhumon moved the High Court for bail in the case.

The High Court on Thursday granted interim bail for a year to Jhumon Das in a case filed against him under the Digital Security Act. A division bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice KM Zahid Sarwar passed the order. On Tuesday, the High Court fixed Thursday for passing an order on the bail petition of Jhumon in the case. Read: DSA: Order on Jhumon Das’s bail plea Thursday Advocates ZI Khan Panna, Nahid Sultana and Ashraf Ali appeared for Jhumon, while assistant attorney general Mohammad Mizanur Rahman represented the state. “The High Court granted bail to Jhumon, but he has been barred from leaving the country without the court's permission," Mizanur told reporters. Jhumon has been in judicial custody since March 22, when he was arrested for posting defamatory remarks about then Hefazat leader Mamunul Haque on his Facebook page. Read:Case under DSA: BNP leader Hafiz gets bail In fact, on March 17, a group of miscreants carried out an attack on the houses of a minority community in Noagaon village of Shalla upazila over his Facebook post. On March 16, police detained Jhumon and produced him in a court the very next day, showing his arrest in a case filed under Section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The court subsequently sent him to judicial custody. But on March 22, police filed a case against him under DSA at the Shalla police station in Sunamganj and Jhumon was again shown as arrested a day later. Read:HC grants anticipatory bail to 11 lawyers in a DSA case On March 30, he was taken on a two-day police remand in the case. On July 18, a magistrate's court rejected the bail petition of Jhumon. Nearly a month later, Jhumon moved the High Court for bail in the case.

The High Court on Tuesday fixed Thursday for passing an order on the bail petition of Jhumon Das in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. A HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice KM Zahid Sarwar fixed the date after hearing on the petition. Advocates ZI Khan Panna, Nahid Sultana and Ashraf Ali stood for Jhumon Das while assistant attorney general Mohammad Mizanur Rahman represented the state. Jhumon was arrested in a case filed under DSA for posting defamatory remarks about then Hefazat leader Mamunul Haque on his Facebook page. READ: HC orders investigation on assets and bank accounts of Rajarbagh Pir The case was filed with Shalla Police Station in Sunamganj district. On March 17, miscreants carried out an attack on the houses of minority people at Noagaon village in Shalla upazila over his Facebook post. On March 16, police detained Jhumon Das and police produced him before a court showing him arrested in a case filed under section 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)  the next day. Then the court sent him to jail. On March 22, police filed a case under DSA with Shalla police station and  Jhumon was shown arrested in the case on March 23. READ: HC grants anticipatory bail to 11 lawyers in a DSA case On March 30, he was taken on a two-day remand in the case. On July 18, a magistrate court rejected the bail petition of Jhumon. Later, Jhumon filed a petition with the High Court seeking bail in the case.