Kidnap attempt foiled
Locals on Saturday night foiled an alleged bid to kidnap a Class IX girl from Kazirkhil village under Sonaimuri upazila of the district. Acting officer in-charge (OC) of Sonaimuri police station Humayun Kabir, quoting locals, said two youths Md Yasin and Md Abdullah stormed into the house of the girl, aged about 15, keeping her family members hostage at gunpoint at about 10:00pm. As the victim and her mother cried for help, locals rushed to the spot and caught the duo red-handed and gave them a good beating before handing them over to police. Police seized a pipe gun and a knife from their possession.
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