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"He identified himself as Mr Gafur and picked seat number I3 on the 9pm bus," Nazmul Sadat Sadi told the Dhaka Tribune, adding that the mobile number provided for the booking was also found to not match the name. Detective Branch’s (DB) Joint Commissioner (JC) Abdul Baten said Farhad's statement claimed he went out to purchase medicine early on Monday morning and had called his wife Farida Akhter around 9:30am to say he had been abducted. “Farhad said the kidnappers dragged him inside a microbus in the morning and drove off (but) we are investigating how he was able to phone his wife under such circumstances," he said.
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"We are only sharing what we have gathered until now by questioning him. We will provide detailed information once we have all the evidence." Rapid Action Battalion rescued Farhad from Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore later on Monday night.
The Dhaka-bound Hanif Paribahan bus from which Farhad Mazhar was rescued Dhaka TribuneFarhad told police he doubts he was abducted for money, since he offered to pay his own ransom. Rather, he thought he might have been kidnapped to "embarrass the government."
DB's Additional Deputy Commissioner (West) Golam Mostofa Rasel, the investigation officer of the case, told the Dhaka Tribune that Farhad is still undergoing treatment in hospital.
"Whether he bought the ticket himself or was forced on to the bus will be clear when he is interrogated after recovery," he said.Also Read- RAB finds Farhad Mazhar in Jessore
