RAB captain injured in raid

RAB captain Nahid, hit on his head by an iron rod, during a midnight raid at Savar's Aminbazar , has been hospitalised with serious wounds, officials said. RAB additional Director General Ziaul Ahsan told bdnews24.com that five persons running an 'abduction gang' have been arrested during the raid, but some of their accomplices have managed to flee. Ahsan said the gang is connected with the kidnapping of a Chittagong-based businessman a few days ago. "They were trying to fleece the family of the kidnapped business , they had asked for gold as ransom, when the RAB-4 unit got the wind off it and went on a midnight raid," Ahsan said. As the RAB squad broke into the gang's hideout in Ovi Petrol Pump area at Aminbazar, a scuffle ensued , during which Captain Nahid was hit on the head by an iron head. Ahsan said he was first shifted to a private Enam Medical nursing home and then moved to the Combined Military Hospital for treatment. The RAB squad arrested five of the gang, according to bdnews24.com.