2 cops arrested over \\\'kidnapping\\\'

Two policemen have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping of an NGO official and extortion in Kurigram district. Maidul Islam, 40, was abducted on Wednesday evening. His younger brother ‘Liton’ filed an extortion case with the Kurigram Sadar Police on Thursday, said Sub-Inspector (SI) Abdul Gafur, investigating the case. Four men, including three cops and a source of the detective police, have been accused in the case. “court has sent detective police Constable Atiquzzaman, Constable Mamunur Rashid working at Kurigram Court, and Monu Maker (the DB police source) to jail,” SI Gafur said. Another policeman accused in the case, Constable Shah Alam, is absconding. Kurigram Sadar police OC Abdul Baten Mia, however, claimed two policemen had been detained for “violation of discipline”, according to bdnews24.com.