Rohingya miscreants abducted eight Bangladeshis who went fishing in a canal at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar. Relatives said that they are demanding Tk3 lakh as ransom from their family over the phone.
Teknaf police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Abdul Halim confirmed the information around 11am on Monday.
The eight abducted are Mohammad Ullah, Mustafa Kamal, Karim Ullah, Md Riduan, Salim Ullah, Nurul Haque, Nurul Abshar, and Nur Mohammad.
OC Halim, quoting the family, said that they were abducted when they went fishing in Banirchhara canal at Jahaspura hill of Baharchhara union on Sunday afternoon. Armed masked Rohingya men took them to the mountains after taking the Bangladeshis hostage.
Habib Ullah claimed that his two brothers – Mustafa and Karim – were kidnapped. He said that later Mustafa called over the phone and said that they were being kidnapped and taken to a mountain. His phone had been switched off since then. Later, the kidnappers called from different numbers demanding Tk3 lakhs as ransom.
Baharchhara UP Chairman and UP member of Ward No 5 Humayun Quader said that the eight people who were abducted by Rohingya terrorists have not been rescued yet.
In this regard, Inspector Moshiur Rahman of Baharchhara Police Investigation Centre said that the police went to the spot after receiving the information. Efforts are underway to rescue them. Details will be given later.
