Ultimatum for rescue of abducted Magura trader

In the memorandum they said that the Banik Samity along with political leaders and people would go on tougher action programmes like hartal, shutdown and road blockade if the businessman is not rescued by that time.

Earlier, the traders held a rally and marched to the DC's office. "We waited for long. We will take to streets street from Saturday for Sanatan's rescue", Humayun Kabir Raja, general secretary of the Samity, told this correspondent after submitting the memorandum.

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An armed gang abducted wholesale trader Sanatan Kumar Paul, 45, from his house at Natun Bazar in Magura town at around 11:00 pm on March 30, and injured his employee Biswajit with gunshot as he tried to resist the abduction. Biswajit is under treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital now.

The gang on the following day sent a message to Sanatan's family demanding a ransom of Tk 10 lakh.

Efforts made by his family for the last six days for his release went in vain, sources said.

Though Magura Additional Police Superintendent Md Belayet Hossain on Saturday last said Sanatan would be rescued within a day or two, law enforcers have failed to make any headway in this regard.

Investigation Officer (IO) of the case said they are trying to rescue the businessman.