Dhaka, April 11 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has refuted claims circulating on social media that model and actress Meghna Alam was abducted after a "break-in" at her home.

Police said that Meghna was taken into safe custody following proper legal procedures.

Although no specific charges have been filed, a senior police officer said on Friday that Meghna was detained in response to a complaint lodged by a senior official at the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Dhaka.

In a statement issued by the DMP's Public Relations Department on Friday afternoon, it said: "Meghna Alam has been taken into safe custody in accordance with legal protocols, based on allegations that she engaged in activities that could endanger national security, spread...