Abducted UP chairman rescued, five arrested

The Detective Branch (DB) of Police has rescued an UP chairman, who had been abducted from the Ekuria area of Dokkhin Keraniganj on Wednesday, reports UNB.

The victim is Kazi Raisul Islam alias Selim (45), chairman of Moukoron Union Parishad of Patuakhali district.

Selim was rescued on Thursday afternoon from a building located south of Doleswar Government Primary School in Dokkhin Keraniganj.

In connection with the abduction, police arrested five members of a kidnapping gang from different areas of Dokkhin Keraniganj. The arrestees are Mohammad Farhad (34), Toufiq Rahat (20), Ripon Mahmud Nayan (27), Md. Amir Hossain (65), and Mohammad Didar (25).

According to sources from the Detective Branch (DB), the UP chairman left Patuakhali for Dhaka around 11:30 pm on December 31, 2024.

On January 1, around 6:00 am, Selim called his wife and informed her that when the bus he was traveling on reached Ekuria BRTA area, 15 to 20 unidentified individuals boarded the bus.