Anti Terrorism Unit rescues abducted person from South Banasree, five held
Sunday, 8 October 2023
Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU) conducted a drive at a flat in the South Banasree Kazibari T&T Tower area in the city and rescued an abducted person and arresting five alleged kidnappers, reports UNB.
Six mobile phones, cash, sticks, hammers and ropes used in kidnapping were recovered from the possessions of the arrestees during the operation.
The arrested alleged kidnappers were identified as Bilkis aka Tanya (30), Md. Biplab (30), Ibrahim Hossain Raju (29), Lincoln Khalifa (24), and Amir Sheikh (30).
Md Sanwar Hossain, Superintendent of Police (Operations) of the ATP headquarters, said a male teacher of Bangladesh Open University was introduced to Bilkis on Facebook one week back. Since then, the arrested Bilkis kept contacting the victim, an Open University teacher, over Facebook on various pretexts, including seeking assistance regarding admissions in Open University.