Six people—two women and four men—have been detained from Marjan Residential Hotel in Sylhet over allegations of engaging in “immoral activities.” The information was confirmed by Sylhet Metropolitan Police’s media wing on Wednesday afternoon.
According to police, a team from Metropolitan Police conducted a raid around 7:45pm on Tuesday night at the hotel in Chandnighat, South Surma, acting on a confidential tip-off. During the operation, they detained Abdul Rahman (27), Rashed (31), Rubel Mia (28), Yusuf (30), Ayesha Begum (32) and Khadija Akter Brishti (25).
A non-FIR case (No. 345, dated 31/12/25) has been filed at South Surma Police Station under Section 77 of the Sylhet Metropolitan Police Act 2009, and the detainees have been produced before the court, said Additional Deputy Police Commissioner (Media) Mohammad Saiful Islam.
He further added that the hotel has been sealed off on charges of facilitating anti-social activities.