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Abducted UP member rescued
A union parishad (UP) member was rescued three hours into his abduction on Wednesday. The victim, Abu Bakker, 43, is member of Chandanbaisha Union Parishad in Sariakandi upazila of the district. Police also arrested four people--Zakirul Islam Murad, 20, Tutul Mondal, 18, Atiqur Rahman Rikat, 20, and Nurul Islam Bipul, 18from the area in connection with the abduction. Police said Bakker went to the court of executive magistrate at noon. When he came out of the court, two youths on a motorbike kidnapped him and took him to a lonely place near Shah Sultan College and demanded Tk 50,000 ransom from his family. The wife of the victim informed the police of the matter. Later, police rescued the UP member and arrested the alleged kidnappers. Inspector (Investigation) of Sadar Police Station Riaz Ahmed said that the victim had a feud with the kidnappers over money matters. The arrestees were released later after a written statement on mutual understanding signed by both the sides, the inspector. The inspector added.
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