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RAB attempts to rescue the abducted child in Ashulia, detains 2

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  • 02 March, 2021 13:32:04

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Ashulia Correspondent: RAB rescued a six-year-old child from Chittagong five days after he was abducted in Savar's Ashulia. The child was later returned to his family by RAB members. The RAB said that two people including the tenant of the child's house were arrested in the incident. The information was given at a press conference at Mirpur Paikpara RAB-4 Battalion premises at 1 pm on Monday.

RAB-4 Commander Additional DIG Mozammel Haque briefed the reporters. The arrested are Zakir Hossain of Laxmipur district and Shant Mia of Mymensingh district. Among them, the planner Md. Sohan is a fugitive. They all used to work in garments from rented houses in the Kathgara Pahlanpara area of ​​Ashulia.

The press release further said that the abductors were tenants of the tin shed house of the father of the abductee Zakir Hossain Victim and the abductors were workers of a local garment factory. Among them, the fugitive Sohan kidnapped the child and planned to collect a ransom. According to the previous plan, the fugitive Sohan was tempted to buy chips and toys on February 23 and the victim brought the child out of his house in the Palanpara area.

Later, the child was taken to the rural area by rickshaw. There, Zakir and Shant joined the CNG-powered autorickshaw and first took the child to Saidabad in the capital. After that, the child was brought to the house of Zakir's uncle in the second colony of Bhatiari union of Hathazari police station of Chittagong district and detained. The next day, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of Tk 15 lakh from the child's family on their mobile phones. The kidnappers were threatening to kill the abducted child if he did not pay the money within two days. The victim's family lodged a complaint at Ashulia Police Station.

The victim's father later sent 10,000 rupees to the kidnappers through Bikash. Later, based on the information of the complaint, an expedition team of RAB-4 started searching for the child. With the help of RAB-7 with the help of technology, the location of the abductors was identified in the second colony area under the Hathazari police station of Chittagong district. Later last night, the child was rescued by conducting a special operation in collaboration with RAB-7.

Two members of the kidnapping ring were arrested. RAB-4 Commander Additional DIG Mozammel Haque told a press briefing that the detainees were members of an organized kidnapping ring. They have been involved in various criminal activities including kidnappings in different areas of Savar for a long time. Basically, they kidnap the children of rich families for research. Legal action is being taken against them.

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