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APP 'missing' in Jhenidah

31 May 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

OUR CORRESPONDENT, Jhenidah.

Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) Monzurul Ahsan has been 'missing' since Friday night. But family sources said he was kidnapped for a ransom of Tk 30 lakh. Brother-in-law of the victim said, Ahsan left his Baparipara residence for his native Balarampur village under Bagharpara upazila Friday evening. When he reached near Arappur bus stand a group of criminals abducted him. The criminals told the victim's family over cell phone that they abducted Ahsan for Tk 30 lakh ransom. Contacted, Sadar police officer-in-chrage (OC) Motiar Rahman said, no case has yet been filed in this regard.