Kidnapped HSC examinee found dead

Police recovered the body of an abducted HSC candidate in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore early yesterday.

A group of criminals abducted the victim -- Nuruzzaman Babu, 18, son of Imran Gazi of the upazila's Purakhali village -- on Monday and demanded Tk 50 lakh ransom from his father, said police.

The victim's father filed a complaint with Abhaynagar Police Station the next day. On information, police detained two suspects -- Rifat Ahmed Aush, 20, of Jashore, and Abdur Razzak, 22, of Jhenaidah -- who later confessed to have abducted Babu, they added.

Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Abhaynagar Police station, said they recovered the body following the information the two detainees provided them with during quizzing.

Babu's body was sent to Jashore General Hospital morgue for autopsy, he added.