No trace yet of abducted schoolboy

Rabbul Haq Rafi

There is no trace yet of a Class VIII student of Naldanga Bhusan Pilot Secondary School in Kaliganj upazila even 12 days after his abduction.

The abductee is Rabbul Haq Rafi, 13, son of Monirul Islam of Arpara village in the upazila.

Family and police sources said Rafi went to the school to get his annual exam results on December 30. He was abducted while he was returning home.

In the early hours of January 1, 2016, the abductors demanded a ransom of  Tk 6,000 over mobile phone. On January 4, they demanded Tk 2 lakh and told Rafi's mother to send the money if she had any sympathy for her son. They gave two bKash numbers.

Rafi's father filed a GD with Kaliganj Police Station on January 1.

Contacted, Anwar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kaliganj Police Station, said a GD has been lodged with the police station. We are trying to rescue the boy and arrest the culprits invoved, the OC added.