Detective Branch of Chittagong Metropolitan Police yesterday arrested five people for allegedly kidnapping an expatriate and realising ransom of Tk1crore.
The arrested are Md Abdur Rahim, Md Mohsin Uddin, Shahidullah, Hamid Hasan, and Md Didarul Islam, all hailing from Chittagong.
Led by one Nuruddin, they abducted Abu Ahammed, an expatriate living in the UAE for over last 20 years, from in front of his residence in city’s Panchlaish area on August 3 last year, said DB sources.
On September 3 the abductors released him after receiving the amount they had demanded, said Babul Akhter , additional deputy commissioner of DB.
Ahammed’s family members lodged a case with Panchlaish police station after his abduction.
When contacted, Ahammed said in October they further threatened him to kidnap if Tk10lakh was not given by end of the month.
Police arrested the accused in separate drives from different areas of the city, he said. However, the main accused of the case, Nuruddin, was still on run, the DB official added.