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Bangladesh
Police arrest 12 abductors, rescue 2 in Dhaka
2014-05-04
[Dhaka Tribune] Law enforcers yesterday rescued a businessman from Jurain of the capital, two days into his abduction from Bangshal of Old Dhaka, and tossed in the calaboose
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
five alleged kidnappers.

In another incident, detectives arrested three persons from Jatrabari for their alleged involvement in the abduction of Narayanganj businessman Saiful Islam who was rescued on Friday night.

Moreover, Jatrabari police rescued a schoolboy, 13 hours after he had been kidnapped from Narayanganj.

Monirul Islam, joint commissioner of the DMP, at a press briefing said police conducted a raid in Jurain area around 5am and rescued Abdul Hakim, 50, a spare parts trader, from a house.

After his abduction on Thursday, the kidnappers had demanded Tk3 lakh as ransom from the family members, the police official added.

The police team arrested Mohammad Rana, 25, Shamsuddin Ahmed, 24, and Mohammad Hridoy, 20, from the place on charges of abducting Hakim. Based on their information, the law enforcers later nabbed Nishi Begum, 26, and Bhagya Rani, 23, from Bangshal and Shyampur, he added.

"We recently found that at least six abductors' gangs are active in the capital. They have female members who trap people by developing fake love affair or working as house helps," said Monirul.

At the briefing, Hakim said on Thursday afternoon he had gone out from his Mokimbazar house and reached Bangshal intersection on a rickshaw. As soon as it stopped, some youths on a microbus intercepted him and forcefully took him inside the vehicle.

"They blindfolded me and took me to a house. From my phone they forced me to call my younger brother Matin and ask to send them Tk10,000 via bKash. Later they demanded Tk3 lakh. My brother initially gave them Tk10,000," he said.

The victim said the abductors had tortured him with hammers. He also showed the news hounds several injury marks on his body.

Meanwhile,
...back at the Alamo, Davy was wondering if Buck was okay. He suspected he wasn't...
the DB police yesterday arrested three persons including a couple in connection with the abduction of Saiful from Narayanganj. The arrestees are -- Nurjahan Begum, her husband Yunus Ali and a bKash agent of Jatrabari Md Akash.

He was kidnapped around 10pm on Thursday from Sanarpar of Narayanganj. Abductors left him on a road at Savar's Nabinagar on Friday night with his eyes blindfolded and hands tied with ropes. Later, RAB members brought him before the media.

After his appearance, the DB conducted raids at Jatrabari and made the arrests.

Monirul said: "Akash made the arrangement of money transaction which was demanded from the victim's family. All the arrestees were involved in the abduction," he claimed.

Police said they would interrogate the arrestees to know about the abduction plan, execution and the cause.

Schoolboy rescued Ten-year-old schoolboy Abir Alam, who was reportedly kidnapped from Fatulla in Narayanganj, was rescued from the city's Jatrabari area on Friday night.

Police arrested Ismat Ali, 25, Jabbar Ali, 35, Monir Hossain, 25, and Meher Ali, 28, in this connection.

Abir was rescued from a house at Mominbagh of Konabari. On Friday morning, Ismat, who is a relative of Abir, kidnapped him alluring a trip to Dhaka.

Abir is a fifth grader of Pagla High School in Fatulla.

Sub-Inspector of Fatulla model cop shoppe Mizanur Rahman said the abductors had demanded Tk5 lakh from his mother Ayesha Begum following the abduction. Police with technological assistance tracked the phone and arrested Ismat.

The three others were arrested around 11pm upon primary information extracted from Ismat.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Police arrest 12 abductors, rescue 2 in Dhaka

Well, those 2 rescued abductors must be very important...or maybe they were police informants...either way, I'm confused...
Posted by: Beldar Bucket5597   2014-05-04 10:22  

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