Ex-Army man among arrestees for abducting businessman

A businessman abducted from Banshkhali upazila in Chattogram was rescued from a Rohingya camp in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, three days after he went missing. Police arrested six persons in connection with the incident.
The rescued businessman, Mohammad Hasan, was abducted from his shop in the Prembazar area at around 8:30pm on 17 October. The abductors were reportedly wearing uniforms of the SRB.
Sources said that former Army and RAB member Sumon Munshi is allegedly the ringleader. The abductors had demanded Tk20 lakh as ransom, threatening to kill Hasan if the money was not paid. A case was filed with Banshkhali Police Station on the following day.
During the investigation, the Chattogram District Detective Branch and Banshkhali police traced Hasan to the Alikhali Rohingya camp. Officer in-Charge Robiul Haque of Banshkhali Police Station said Hasan was rescued unharmed.