Libya returnee abducted for ransom freed
A Libya returnee, abducted for ransom in the town four days ago, was rescued early yesterday.
Police said, Azizur Rahman Ujjal, 35, son of Khorshed Alam of Pashchim Jhaogara village in Melandaha upazila of Jamalpur, was abducted from an auto-rickshaw stand on April 19.
The abductors took Ujjal to a remote char of the Jamuna River in Tangail Sadar upazila the same day.
Later, they talked to Ujjal's father Khorshed Alam over cellphone and demanded a ransom of Tk 5 lakh for release of his son. The abductors also threatened to kill Ujjal if the money was not paid.
Khorshed Alam informed the police of the matter and filed a case with Tangail Model Police Station on Saturday.
Tracking the phone call, a police team went to the char in Hugra area under Tangail Sadar upazila at around 3:00am and rescued Ujjal from there.
Two of the abductors were arrested during the raid while the rest managed to flee, police said. The arrestees are Sajedul Islam, 40, of Paharpur village in Delduar upazila, and Hasan Mahmud, 35, of Hugra village in Sadar upazila.
Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Tangail Model Police Station, said abductor Hasan Mahmud was wanted in several criminal cases including one for murder.
“We are trying to arrest the other members of the gang,” he added.
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