Bangladesh
Kidnapping Five, including women, arrested for demanding ransom after kidnapping in Dhaka
Dhaka, April 7: RAB-4 has arrested five people, including the mastermind of the kidnapping gang, from Dakshinkhan area of the capital Dhaka. At that time, the abducted Rashidus Sabru Niloy, a 24-year-old youth, was rescued by members of the law enforcement forces.
RAB-4 Assistant Director (Media) and Assistant Superintendent of Police Mazharul Islam gave this information at noon on Friday (April 7). The arrested are Atia Islam Tina alias Neela (22), Robin Mahmud (22), Asif Ahmed (20), Sharmin (26) and Zakir Hossain (24).
RAB official Mazharul Islam said that on April 4, Nilay's father filed a written complaint with RAB-4. In the complaint, he mentioned that some miscreants are detaining and torturing his son Rashidus Sabru Niloy after kidnapping him. They are demanding a ransom of Tk 5 lakh in cash by sending pictures through mobile phones.
Following the complaint, RAB members rescued the kidnapped youth Niloy and arrested five people including the mastermind of the gang in a raid in Faydabad area under Dakshinkhan police station of the capital.
The RAB official also said that the abducted Niloy was a resident of Radio Colony area under Savar police station. He met Atia Islam Neela, the mastermind of the kidnapping ring, in 2017 through social media. After 2 to 3 months of introduction, when Niloy's family changed their residence, they stopped communicating.
On March 26, Atiya Islam aka Neela Niloy wanted to meet again through social media at a stage of exchange of favors. Later, after inviting him to his house, he detained Niloy with the help of others and started physically torturing him.
He said, later he demanded a ransom of Tk 5 lakh from the victim's father through mobile phone and threatened to kill him otherwise. After his father filed a written complaint with RAB-4 after getting no response, the raid was conducted.
