Abducted college girl rescued

Detective Branch (DB) of police rescued a college girl from Moharaja Road area in Mymensingh town yesterday, a day after her abduction.

They also arrested prime suspect Ishtiaq Ahsan Pranto, 24, son of Shamsul Ahsan of the area, and his friend Gobinda Saha in this connection.

Police and family sources said Pranto, a student of a private medical college in Dhaka, used to tease the girl of Kaborkhana area in the town.

When she went out of their house on Monday night for going to a 'Flexiload' shop, Pranto and his gang abducted her, said Additional Police Superintendent Md Noor-e-Alam.

Informed by the victim's father, police arrested Pranto's friend Gobinda from the town yesterday morning, he said.

Later, detectives raided a house in Moharaja Road area around 12:30pm and rescued the girl.

They also arrested Pranto from the spot, the ASP said, adding that the arrestees were later handed over to Kotwali Police Station.