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Saudi police arrest 5 Bangladeshi expats for ransoming fellow countrymen

Published at 11:22 am December 2nd, 2020

Screenshot of video of five Bangladeshi expatriates arrested in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, for their involvement in forcefully detaining and ransoming their fellow countrymen posted by Saudi Expatriates Collected

They confessed to committing other crimes of similar nature under primary interrogation

Saudi police have announced the arrest of five Bangladeshi expatriates for their involvement in forcefully detaining and ransoming their fellow countrymen.

The arrests were made on Tuesday from the capital city of Riyadh.

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The five accused, aged between 30 and 40, are accused of locking up five other Bangladeshis, and demanding ransom for their release from their families, reports Saudi Expatriates.

Under primary interrogation, the arrestees confessed to committing six other crimes of similar nature from which they obtained a total of 25,500 Saudi riyals.

Legal measures are currently being drawn up against the arrestees, said Riyadh police.