Schoolgirl rescued 13 days into abduction

A schoolgirl, abducted from Birampur upazila of the district on October 22, was rescued from Habibpur village in the upazila early yesterday.

The victim is a Class X student of Ketra High School in the upazila.

Police quoted her family members as saying that Roni Bepari, 25, son Kuddus Bepari of Ketra village, often teased the girl on her way to school. 

Roni and his four accomplices abducted the girl while she was going to the school in the morning. They took the girl to Habibpur village and confined her to a house. 

Victim’s father filed an abduction case with Birampur Police Station the same day, accusing Roni and four others. 

Police, acting on tip-off, raided the house at Hibibpur village at around 3:00am and rescued the girl from there. They could not arrest any of the abductors as they fled the scene, sensing the presence of the law enforcers. 

Contacted, Officer-in-Charge (OC) Amiruzzaman of Birampur Police Station said they have already launched a drive to arrest the rest of the accused.