Trader picked up by men posing as detectives in Jessore

A small trader in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district has been missing for nine days after allegedly being picked up by a group of men, who posed themselves as detectives. Family members of the missing person – Hatem Mollah, a small trader from Agrabhulot area – held a press conference at Jessore Press Club as they had so far failed to gather any information about his whereabouts from the law enforcement agencies. Hatem’s wife Nasima Khatoon Bulu in her written statement said one Jillur Rahman of neighbouring Goga Beelpara area had visited their house in the afternoon on May 10. He later called five men to the house over mobile phone. The five men introduced themselves as members of the DB and picked up Hatem at gunpoint. The victim’s family members went to Jessore DB Office the next day to inquire about the incident, but the law enforcers denied having a hand in it and suggested that they go to the local police. Sharsha police, however, told the family members that Hatem was in custody of the DB and told them to wait for some days, according to Nasima. The family members went to Sharsha police station again on May 15, but could not get any information about Hatem. Contacted, Jessore DB OC Imaul Haque said: “We haven’t detained anyone named Hatem Mollah. None of our teams even carried out a drive in Sharsha on the day of the incident.”