Abducted trader rescued

Our Correspondent, Jhenidah
Police rescued a trader 12 hours into his abduction. Criminals abducted him early Saturday at gun point from Andulia village under Harinkundo upazila. Trader Saidul Islam, 35, is son of Munsur Ali of the village. Family sources said, at around 1.30am on Saturday a group of 7/8 criminals called him out of his house. They said Saidul's two brothers are expatriates in America. They abducted Saidul in a bid to realise a handsome ransom. Later, the criminals demanded Tk 3 lakh over cell phone. On information, police raided the house of Aulad Hossain of Fatepur village of the upazila and rescued him. The criminals, however, managed to flee.