CID rescues 2 children thru’ SMS tracking

Leaving her two children under her sister's care, Beauty Begum left for Jordan around one and half years back.

Since then, Mahia Akter Pinky (13), and Md Biplob Bepari (10) have been living with their aunt Saleha Begum in Faridpur.In absence of their parents, who are separated, Saleha often "rebuked" them. So, the children decided to go to Dhaka to stay with their grandfather.

On September 9, the siblings left Saleha's residence, saying that they were going to a madrasa.

They managed to reach Dhaka. But there was a problem. They did not have the exact address of their grandfather.

Their search eventually took them to Gulshan, where a rickshaw-puller after hearing about their plight offered them shelter.

He also send an SMS on their father's phone, asking about the location and switched off his phone immediately afterwards.

Meanwhile, Saleha filed a general diary with Kotwali Police Station of Faridpur, fearing that the children may have been kidnapped or trafficked.

While investigating the GD, Criminal Investigation Department rescued them from Dhaka's Bhatara on Monday, through tracking the SMS send by the rickshaw-puller.

Abdullahel Baqui, deputy inspector general of CID, disclosed it at a press briefing yesterday.

Aminul Hoque, senior assistant superintendent of CID, who led the drive, said they received the case 20 days after Saleha filed the GD.

"The children first called their father, Pikul Bepari, from a shop to find out about their grandfather's location. The call duration was 20-second and they disconnected the line after not getting any response despite calling him several times," said Aminul.

The children are in police custody now.

Regarding their allegation and the rickshaw-puller, he  said they are investigating the matter and further details will be  disclosed later.