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Kidnapped journo freed

30 December 2009, 17:00 PM
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UNB, Khagrachhari
A sub-editor of a journal, kidnapped by a gang on Saturday, secured his release on Monday on payment of ransom. Nicolas Chakma, 40, sub-editor of the 'Maurum', a research journal on indigenous people based in the capital, was kidnapped from upazila parishad area of the town. A press release of the journal said, United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) handed the victim over to his family on Monday night after realising Tk 2 lakh ransom. UPDF, however, denied the allegation of kidnapping and taking ransom. Editor of the 'Maurum' Dipayan Khisa expressed concern over 'inaction by the district administration' and demanded arrest and punishment to the criminals.
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