Trader rescued hours after kidnap

Police rescued a cattle trader from a house at Benapole union at Sharsha Upazila in Jessore on Friday, 8 hours of his abduction. Two kidnappers were also arrested. They are: Sakkarul, 33, son of Khorshed Ali of Goyra village, and Abdul Mannan, 35, son of Nasiruddin of Kagajpukur village of Benapole Port area. The victim was identified as Sarwar Member, a cattle trader and son of Rokon Sheikh of Faridpur district. Police said two people picked up Sarwar at gunpoint while he was going to Putkhali cattle market for buying cow on Friday. Later they demanded Tk 0.5 million as ransom from Sarwar’s family over mobile phone. Following a complaint lodged by Sarwar’s family, a team of Benapole Port Police Station conducted a drive at Putkhali and rescued Sarwar, with his hands and legs tied, from a house there. They also arrested Sakkarul and Mannan for their alleged involvement in the kidnap, according to a news agency.