Police on Saturday night rescued a businessman from Sheikhpara point of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sitakunda upazila, four days after the victim was abducted.
The victim was Saiful Islam, 24, a furniture businessman from the Uttar Banshbaria area of the upazila.
Sitakunda police station Sub-Inspector (SI) Iqbal Hossain, who is also the investigation officer on the case, told Dhaka Tribune that after being informed by locals, they rushed to the spot and found Saiful on the side of the highway with his hands and legs tied on Saturday at around 11:30pm.
“Later, he was taken to the police station for questioning regarding his abduction,” he said.
“On the evening of May 13, the abductors, posing as prospective clients, contacted Saiful and asked him to visit their house for a furniture order. They also sent someone to fetch him from his furniture shop at the upazila’s Kotta Bazar,” the IO said quoting the victim.
He further added that the abductors then took the victim on a CNG-run auto-rickshaw where he was forcefully made unconscious. Later, they took Saiful away and kept him confined in a house for four days. The abductors also demanded Tk2 lakh from the victim’s family as ransom.
Saiful’s family informed the police the next day.
“However, the victim could not confirm where he was held captive by his abductors. Saiful could not give us any idea about how many men were behind the abduction but said six to seven people were there when he was left tied on the highway,” he added.
After lodging a case in this connection, police detained a person on suspicion. Fearing identification and arrest, the abductors probably choose free Saiful without a ransom, said SI Iqbal.
