Kidnapped engineer rescued, four held
Four alleged kidnappers were arrested from Birganj upazila of Dinajpur district while the kidnapped man was rescued from Kabirajer Haat in Thakurgaon on Thursday.
The arrested are Shah Alam of Motukpur village of Nilphamari; and Mizanur Rahman of Bhognagat village; Golap Mia of Shahadubi village; and Shafiq of Deuli village; all of Dinajpur district.
Officer-in-Charge of Sukumar Mohanto Domar Police Station said Sirajul Islam, assistant engineer of Mir Aktar Hossain Ltd, a construction company, was kidnapped from Boragari Bridge on Domar-Jaldhaka road on Wednesday morning. The company is currently constructing the road.
The kidnappers called Sirajul's wife to send Tk 1 lakh by Karotoa Courier Service at Birganj. Plainclothes police, on her information, caught the four from the courier office. On interrogation, the four informed police of Sirajul's location, he said.
He added that a court granted a seven-day remand prayer.
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