A prosecution witness against war crimes convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury escaped from being abducted at Mohammadpur in Chittagong city on Sunday night.
The victim was identified as Abbas Uddin, chairman of Purbo Gujra Union Parishad of Raozan upazila in Chittagong.
Talking to the Dhaka Tribune, Abbas said: “I gave deposition against Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in the war crimes case and, for that reason, criminals might have tried to abduct me.”
Panchlaish police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abu Jafor Mohammad Omar Faruk said six to seven criminals had tried to force Abbas into a microbus at around 8:30pm, when he was returning home.
Abbas began shouting for help. When the criminals saw passers-by rushing forward, they ran away. Abbas added that his neighbours brought him to the police station.
He said Abbas had recognised four – Babul, Hannan, Farid and Syed - of the criminals who had tried to abduct him.