Four farmers were allegedly abducted by Rohingyas in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar on Sunday.
The four – Abdus Salam, Abdur Rahman, Muhib Ullah and Abdul Hakim of the Lechuaprang area of Hnila union – were guarding their at the time of the incident, claimed their relatives.
Abdus Salam's younger brother, Munshi Rafiq, said a group of wild elephants came from the mountains to the cornfield on Saturday night. He added that the four farmers, including his brother, were sleeping after driving them toward the mountain.
The Rohingya criminals kidnapped them at gunpoint, Rafiq claimed.
“When we went to the field the next morning, we found their shoes and bloodstains,” he said.
Rashed Mahmud Ali, chairman of Hnila union parishad, said: "I have received information about the abduction. Police have been notified. We have called for a search and rescue operation.”
Confirming the matter, Teknaf police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Abdul Halim said two teams are preparing for the rescue operation. “More details will be given later,” he said.