Man rescued, three 'abductors' held
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) team on Sunday rescued a man and arrested three alleged abductors.
The victim was identified as Md. Ujjal Miah, 35, son of Osman Ghani of village Fuchkia of Tangail district.
The arrestees are Emdad, 37, son of Hoyjuddin Moulana of village Dhakir Kanda in Phulpur and Belal, 35, and Abdul Quddus, 45, sons of Afaz Uddin Sarker of village Chak Shamrampur in Sadar upazila.
Rab-9 and victim's family sources said, Emdad knew Ujjal as Ujjal's wife worked at a Brac office Parangaj near Emdad's locality for about seven years.
Emdad's wife was transferred from Paranganj one year ago but Emdad kept his contact with Ujjal. Finding Ujjal a solvent man, Emdad along with gang abducted Ujjal from his village home in Tangail on February 1, said the sources.
Later Emdad and his accomplices confined Ujjal to a house at Chak Shamrampur in Sadar upazila and demanded Tk. 8 lakh as ransom.
Relatives of Ujjal contacted with Emdad and agreed to pay the amount. They also tactfully informed Rab-9.
On Sunday, relatives of Ujjal went to Bigonebari Sluice Gate area to pay the ransom while the Rab personnel followed them in disguise. When Emdad along with two others came to receive the money, the Rab team, led by Major Javed, arrested the three members of the gang and rescued the victim.
But Emdad had another tale to tell. Talking to this correspondent he said Ujjal's family told him that Ujjal was involved with 'manpower export'.
“I requested Ujjal to send me to a foreign country and gave him Tk. four lakh a year ago. But Ujjal neither sent me abroad nor returned the money. On the other hand he refused to refund the money which made me furious and that's why I abducted Ujjal to realise the money," said Emdad.
However Ujjal refuted Emdad's claim.
The arrestees were handed over to Kotwali police. A case was lodged in this connection.
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