2 ‘abductors’ arrested in M’singh, Gazipur

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-14) claimed to have arrested two alleged child abductors from Mymensingh and Gazipur in separate drives early yesterday.  

The arrestees are: Zaman Khan (48) and a seventeen-year-old.

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The teenager was arrested from Mymensingh while Zaman from Gazipur, said Rab.

In Rab interrogation, the accused said they abducted 13-year-old madrasa student Md Mahbub from Pubail area in Gazipur on March 7, said Assistant Police Superintendent (ASP) Jonaeed Afrad.

Following this, they allegedly demanded Tk 5 lakh from  the victim's father Md Saidul Islam, hailing from Betgachhia village in Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh, the official added.

As Saidul could not pay the money, the duo beat up the boy and left him in Azmatpur area in Kaliganj of Gazipur, thinking he was dead, the ASP said.

The following morning, police rescued the boy in a critical state and admitted him to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment now.

Rab-14 started a drive to arrest the abductors after Saidul lodged a complaint over the incident.

A Rab team accompanied by ASP Tafiqul Alam raided Gouripur area and arrested the 17-year-old from his house and based on his confessional statement arrested Zaman.

The two were handed over to Kaliganj Police Station. A case was filed in this connection, said the police official.