United News of Bangladesh

The Detective Branch (DB) of Police has rescued Kazi Raisul Islam alias Selim, 45, Chairman of the Moukoron Union Parishad of Patuakhali district, who had been abducted from the Ekuria area of Dokkhin Keraniganj on Wednesday. Selim was rescued on Thursday afternoon from a building located south of Doleswar Government Primary School in Dokkhin Keraniganj. In connection with the abduction, police arrested five members of a kidnapping gang from various areas of Dokkhin Keraniganj. The arrested individuals are Mohammad Farhad, 34, Toufiq Rahat, 20, Ripon Mahmud Nayan, 27, Md. Amir Hossain, 65, and Mohammad Didar, 25. According to sources from the Detective Branch (DB), the UP chairman left Patuakhali for Dhaka at approximately 11:30 pm on December 31, 2024. On January 1, at around 6 am, Selim called his wife and informed her that when the bus he was traveling on reached Ekuria BRTA area, 15 to 20 unidentified individuals boarded the bus. Read: Police detain 5 members of human-trafficking syndicate, 66 rescued They intimidated the driver, conductor, and other passengers, forced Selim off the bus, and abducted him in a private car. One of the kidnappers then contacted his wife and demanded a ransom of Tk 1 crore, threatening to kill Selim if the money was not paid. Since the incident, the victim's mobile phone has been turned off. Later, the DB's Organized Crime, Car Theft Prevention, and Rescue Team, under the Mirpur Division, conducted raids in the area following the report of the victim's wife. According to DB sources, the kidnappers held Selim captive for two days, during which he was subjected to severe physical torture. Further legal action is currently underway, DB added.

Afghan police in a crackdown on kidnappers have rescued a physician and arrested eight people charged with involvement in the abduction, Spokesman for the Taliban-run caretaker government Zabihullah Mujahid said Saturday. "Medical practitioner Najibullah Sakandar who was abducted a few days ago from Kabul was found and rescued from the kidnappers' clutch late Friday," Mujahid said on social media. Read: US urged to help more people escape Taliban-led Afghanistan Police have arrested the eight people in connection with the abduction of the physician, the official added in his message. Kidnappers in the northern Mazar-i-Sharif city killed a physician after his family failed to pay 800,000 U.S. dollars in ransom for his release a couple of months ago. The Taliban-run administration has vowed to crack down on the outlaws to ensure law and order in the war-torn Afghanistan.

Detective Branch(DB)  of Dhaka Metropolitan Police(DMP) rescued two abducted students and arrested eight alleged members of the kidnapping syndicate from various areas of the city on Saturday night.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued an abducted minor boy and arrested his alleged kidnappers from Gazipur city on Saturday night.

Cameroonian gendarmerie has captured more than 200 suspected kidnappers in Adamawa and North regions of the country, a security officer said on Monday.