Rab rescues abductee, arrests two
Three days into his abduction from Kajla in Dhaka, a man was rescued yesterday from a village in Gaibandha where he was held in confinement for Tk 2.79 lakh ransom.
Munna Biswas, commander-in-charge of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-13) and assistant superintendent of police, said after being tipped off, a Rab team raided a house in Dugipara village of Gaibandha Sadar upazila around 3:00am and rescued the man -- Sadequr Rahman, 65 -- whom the kidnappers locked up in a room of the house.
During the raid Rab also arrested houseowner Alamgir, 26, son of Lal Mia of the village, and Sumon Mia, 37, son of Ayub Ali from Lakkhipur village in Daudkandi upazila in Cumilla.
On July 5, a gang of criminals drove away after forcing Sadequr, from Panchpukuria village in Barura upazila of Cumilla, into a microbus near Jatrabari flyover in the capital’s Kajla.
The criminals later contacted his relatives and demanded Tk 2.79 lakh ransom for his release, the Rab commander said, adding that they handed over the victim and the arrestees to Gaibandha Sadar Police Station.
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