BSS, Chittagong :
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) rescued an abducted youth and arrested three alleged kidnappers from city’s Halishahar area on Friday night. The rescued youth was identified as Yakub Ali, son of Haji Ekhlasur Rahman, hailing from city’s Pahartali area. The arrestees were Mohammad Jasim, Mohammad ismail and Mohammad Sayem.
Police also recovered a private car used in the kidnapping that took place on Thursday night. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Halishahar thana Syed Abu Mohammad Shajahan Kabir said the kidnappers abducted Yakub from city’s Wapda intersection of city’s Halishahar area for collecting money to bribe TK Two lakh to Chittagong Port for a job in driving post. Yakub was kidnapped while returning from a marriage ceremony on Thursday night and later, the miscreants demanded TK five lakh as ransom from the victim’s elder brother over mobile phone.
Following a compliant from the victim’s family, police in a drive on Friday night arrested kidnappers Jasim and Ismail from Anandadhara residential area of Halishahar.
Later, on the basis of the statement of the arrestees police conducted a drive at Chutopool area but sensing the presence of the police, the kidnappers fled away leaving behind Yakub tying his legs and hands ropes.
