Police have found a consumer electronics trader in Sirajganj, still alive eight days after he was abducted.
Zillur Rahman, 31, was found unconscious yesterday morning and was admitted to the Sirajganj Sadar Hospital. He is the son of Abul Hossain of the Chongacha union in the sadar upazila.
Police said Abu Sadat said Zillur was kidnapped from his shop on April 17.
Police then began drives to try to rescue the trader and arrested suspected criminal Zillur, 40, of Banbaria village under thr Salanga thana on April 22. He was put on a 1-day remand.
Just a day later, locals informed police when they saw the abducted Zillur lying unconscious on the ground beside the Chongacha graveyard.
SP Sadat said the trader and the accused Zillur have the same name and are friends. “The 31-year-old took Tk2.5 lakh from the 40-year-old, saying he would send him abroad. He, however, did not send his friend, the accused, abroad and did not return the money either. This is why the accused Zillur abducted and held the trader Zillur, in an attempt to get his money back,” he claimed.
