UNB, Khagrachhari :
Four construction workers, who were kidnapped by miscreants from Matiranga upazila 11 days back, were rescued from Sindukchhari under Guimara thana here on Thursday night.
The rescued workers are Raju Mia, a bulldozer driver, his helper Hasan, and Mohamamd Faruk Mia and Liakat Ali, escalator drivers.
Acting on secret information, a team of army personnel conducted a drive in the area and fired 30 rounds of bullet and being frightened, the kidnappers made escape leaving the four victims behind around 9.00 pm, said Sindukchhari Army Zone Commander Lieutenant Colonel Rabbi Hasan. Later the army personnel rescued the four workers.
One light gun and a country-made revolver were recovered from the spot.
Earlier, miscreants kidnapped the four construction workers, including a bulldozer driver, from the construction site of Bengmara Bridge in Matiranga upazila on the night on July 6.
The bridge is being built in Bengmara by the Roads and Highways Department under the Eastern Bridge Investment Project.
