2 abducted madrasa girls rescued

Police on Wednesday rescued two madarsa girls from Savar of Dhaka, 32 days after they had been kidnapped from Chuadanga.

Police arrested three people including a woman in connection with taking the girls to Dhaka for trafficking.

The girls, hailing from Hothatpara of Darshana in Chuadanga, were Class VII students of Darshana DS Fazil Madrasa, said Belayat Hossain, additional superintendent of police (ASP) in Chuadanga.

"They went missing on July 10. Informed by victims' families, Damurhuda police started investigation and arrested Sohel Rana, son of Ashraful Islam of Kurulgachi in Damurhuda upazila, on Tuesday.

"Rana admitted of his involvement in the abduction of the girls and gave information of their whereabouts.

"A police team from Damurhuda raided a house of Radio Colony in Savar of Dhaka early Wednesday, rescued the girls and arrested one Laboni Khatun who kept the girls confined there.

"The two girls were kept for trafficking. But it was taking time as one of the girls fell ill," the police official said.

Police later arrested Shahinoor Rahman from Savar.

Police brought the rescued girls and the arrestees to Chuadanga on Wednesday afternoon.

Police produced them before Chuadanga Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court and the court sent the three arrestees to jail.

Police sought five days' remand to interrogate the arrestees and the court fixed Sunday for hearing.

Police handed the girls to their families after medical test.