A child was rescued from Sirajganj yesterday, eight days after he was abducted.
Sub-Inspector of Sirajganj Sadar police station Abdul Barik said kidnappers had abducted Sharif, the son of a Kuwait ex-patriot- Iqbal Hossain, a week ago from Kacharipara village of South Keranigaj, Dhaka, and demanded a ransom of Tk10 lakh from his mother.
Parul, the child’s mother, filed a case with South Keraniganj police station.
With the help of Sirajganj police, a team from Keraniganj police station conducted rescue operations on Monday night in different parts of Sirajganj town.
At one stage of their drive, the police team found the child on the rooftop of a house in Marowaripatti of the town.
Police detained Sima Akhtar, alias Mim, 19, the cousin of the victim and a member of the kidnapping gang, from a house on S S Road. They are looking for another member of the gang, Azam, for involvement with the kidnapping.
The Sub-inspector said Azam had helped Sima to rent a house, and had supplied her with food and other necessities.
The bkash account number given to Sharif’s mother for sending the ransom belongs to one of Azam’s relatives.
