Abducted college student rescued in Khulna
A Rab-6 team early yesterday rescued an abducted college student from the first floor of a house in Chandmari area in the city.
The house belongs to one Abdus Samad of that area, Rab sources said.
The college boy identified as Ikramul Sheikh Prince, 18, was kidnapped on Saturday night from Moilapota area under Khulna Sadar PS for a ransom of Tk 20 lakh. He is a student of first year class at Khulna Government City College.
Rab also recovered a dagger and 120 bottles of phensidyl from the house where the college student was confined at gunpoint.
According to Company Commander Noor-e-Alam of Rab-6, a gang of four kidnappers threatened to kill the college student in case of failure by his mother Asma Begum to pay the ransom.
Being tipped off, a special team of the elite force raided the house in Chanmari area and rescued the boy from there.
Prince, narrating the episode, told UNB that he was staying in his maternal uncle' s home at Tootpara in the city. His father Abu Sayeed is employed in Saudi Arab and mother lives in village home at Ransen of Rampal upazila in Bagerhat district.
At about 8 pm on Saturday, he met with Abdullah of his village and his three friends at Moilapota square. Abdullah wanted to show a house on rent, which his maternal uncle needed. He agreed and they took him to the first floor of a building owned by Abdus Samad in Chandmari area of the city.
Abdullah and his friends at gunpoint blindfolded him, gave him phensidyl to swallow and pushed a seductive injection, he said.
According to Prince, he regained his senses yesterday morning and found none in the room. He managed to open the door closed from outside, came out and contacted his mother by cell phone.
Later Rab rescued him from the house.
His mother Asma Begum said she received cell phone call from the unidentified abductors on Saturday night. They demanded a ransom of Tk 20 lakh for release of her son, failing which, they threatened to kill Prince and throw the body in the river.
After hard bargaining the abductors agreed to release Prince on payment of Tk 10 lakh, she said.
Meanwhile, a close relative filed a GD with Khulna police station and suggested her to wait for some more time.
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