Gold trader, brother abducted in Gazipur

A gold trader and his brother have been abducted by a group identifying themselves as policemen in Kaliakoir upazila, Gazipur in the early hours of Monday.

The victims were Din Mohan Mondal, 50, son of Madhab Mohan Mondal from the upazila and a gold trader, and his brother Kedani Mohan Mondal.

Wife of the businessman, Purabi Rani Barman, said a group of at least 10 people, identifying themselves as Kaliakoir police, picked them up from Sutrapur residence around 3am.

“They came in on two private cars and a microbus and picked them up from Sutrapur residence around 3am.

They were all wearing plain clothes.” The police hey were all wearing plain clothes.” The police were notified in this regard, she said. “However, they said they knew nothing.”

Kaliakoir police station Assistant Sub Inspector Tofail Ahmed said law enforcers had visited the spot. “No written complaint has been filed in this regard.”

Kaliakoir Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Habibur Rahman said local Sutrapur union Chairman Soaliman Hossain Mintu informed him on the twins abduction.