Khulna (South) Correspondent :
At least 10 fishermen were abducted from the west Sundarbans on Monday in Swarankhola upazila area of Bagerhat district by an unidentified armed forest robber on demand of ransom. The pirate gang also gave a cell phone number to other fishermen and asked to meet up their demanded ransom, otherwise they would be killed, the bandits threatened. For this reason the people who are dependable upon the Sundarbans, are in great anxieties and fear of death, sources said.
Sources said, some fishermen went for fishing at the dead night on Sunday at Horintana and Kalamula rivers in West Sundarbans. They were busy in fishing. All on a sudden, an unidentified forest robber gang along with sharp weapons swooped on them and beat them mercilessly. Thereafter, on demand of ransom, the pirate gang abducted 10 fishermen from 10 boats. On the eve of their departure, the forest robber gang gave a cell phone number (01760213614) and asked to contact them after collecting the ransom according to their demand, if they fail to meet up their demand, they abducted fishermen would be killed, pirates threatened. Abducted persons are- Ali Hossain Munshi, son of Shajahan Munshi, hailed from village Sonatala in Swarankhola upazila, Lal Mia Gazi, son of Somed Gazi of village North Rajapur, Ziarul Molla, son of Ishaq Molla of village Panirghat, Shahidul Islam, son of Nanna Matubbar of Sonatala, Delwar Hossain, son of Jalal Molla of village Khuriakhali and Masud Mia, son of Mosharaf Hossain of village Tafalbari in the same upazila.
Md.Abdul Jalil, OC, Swarankhola police station said that the matter of abduction is beyond his knowledge and nobody made any complain in this regard, of course, proper step will be taken after observing the matter, he added.
At least 10 fishermen were abducted from the west Sundarbans on Monday in Swarankhola upazila area of Bagerhat district by an unidentified armed forest robber on demand of ransom. The pirate gang also gave a cell phone number to other fishermen and asked to meet up their demanded ransom, otherwise they would be killed, the bandits threatened. For this reason the people who are dependable upon the Sundarbans, are in great anxieties and fear of death, sources said.
Sources said, some fishermen went for fishing at the dead night on Sunday at Horintana and Kalamula rivers in West Sundarbans. They were busy in fishing. All on a sudden, an unidentified forest robber gang along with sharp weapons swooped on them and beat them mercilessly. Thereafter, on demand of ransom, the pirate gang abducted 10 fishermen from 10 boats. On the eve of their departure, the forest robber gang gave a cell phone number (01760213614) and asked to contact them after collecting the ransom according to their demand, if they fail to meet up their demand, they abducted fishermen would be killed, pirates threatened. Abducted persons are- Ali Hossain Munshi, son of Shajahan Munshi, hailed from village Sonatala in Swarankhola upazila, Lal Mia Gazi, son of Somed Gazi of village North Rajapur, Ziarul Molla, son of Ishaq Molla of village Panirghat, Shahidul Islam, son of Nanna Matubbar of Sonatala, Delwar Hossain, son of Jalal Molla of village Khuriakhali and Masud Mia, son of Mosharaf Hossain of village Tafalbari in the same upazila.
Md.Abdul Jalil, OC, Swarankhola police station said that the matter of abduction is beyond his knowledge and nobody made any complain in this regard, of course, proper step will be taken after observing the matter, he added.
