Kid abducted

A schoolboy who was abducted allegedly by a domestic help in Ghatail upazila on May 18 for ransom is yet to be rescued.

The boy is Asadur Rahman Saikat, 9, a student of Class IV of Chantara Government Primary School at Chantara village.

Victim's father Hanif Uddin filed an abduction case with Ghatail Police Station yesterday against former house help Arif Rabbani of Muktagachha in Mymensingh.

According to the case statement, Arif abducted Saikat on his way to home from the school on May 18.

An unidentified caller demanded Tk 10 lakh from the boy's mother Asia Begum as ransom for his release.

Asia said Arif worked as domestic help at their house four years ago and he continued maintaining contact with the family members, including Saikat.

Arif last came to the house on the day of Shab-e-Barat, she said.

He maintained relations with the family and used to talk to Saikat over phone. Saikat's phone, however, was found switched off since he went missing, she added.

Ghatail Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Mahiuddin said they launched drives to arrest Arif and rescue the boy.