Abducted housewife rescued

Police rescued an abducted housewife from a house in Muktagachha municipality of the district on Friday, five days after her abduction

The victim is Sabina Yeasmin, 32, wife of Rony Islam Munna of Paratongi area of the municipality.

Police said Sabina, mother of two children, was on her way to a local bazar from her house last Sunday morning when one Sekandar Badsha allegedly waylaid her and forced her to get on a rickshaw.

Sabina was kept captive at a house at Nandibari area of the municipality, said Abu Mohammad Fazlul Karim, officer-in-charge (OC) of Muktagachha Police Station.

On the following day, Sekandar phoned Rony and demanded Tk one lakh as ransom for release of Sabina.

Rony informed the police, who, on the basis of his statement, arrested Sekandar tracking his cellphone. Police rescued Sabina from the house, the OC said.