Schoolboy rescued 5 hrs after abduction

COX'S BAZAR, Jan 19 (UNB): Five hours into his kidnapping from the classroom, police rescued a schoolboy following a gunfight with kidnappers in Pahartali area of the district town Sunday.
The rescued is Saddam Hossain, a Class VII student of Cox's Bazar Technical School and College.
School sources said a gang of 10 armed criminals, belonging to 'Rocky Bahini', stormed into the educational institution at South Rumaliarchhara in the town at around 9:00 am and kidnapped Saddam from the classroom at gunpoint.
Outraged by the incident, students of the institution blocked the road in the area and vandalised several passing vehicles.
On information, police rushed in and launched a drive to rescue the schoolboy.
The law enforcers rescued Saddam from the Pahartali area around 2:00 pm after a gunfight with the kidnappers when the schoolchild and his brother Mahbub sustained injuries.