Trucker rescued five days into abduction

A truck driver, abducted from Bogra town on February 6, was rescued from a place near Bogra-Shantahar rail track at Koicor under Sadar upazila yesterday.

The driver Abdul Khaleque, 50, hails from Dinajpur district and lives in Puran Bogra area of the town.

Police, quoting the victim's relatives, said 3/4 masked people swooped on Khaleque while he was unloading sand from his truck. They beat him mercilessly and took him away.

Bely Begum, wife of the victim, filed an abduction case with Sadar Police Station on March 1, accusing three people of the area.

Police conducted drives in several locations and rescued Khaleque from Koicor, police said.

Contacted, Aslam Ali, inspector (Inquiry) of Sadar Police Station, said the victim was admitted to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.

Police are trying to arrest the three accused, the inspector added.