Two Rohingya men allegedly abducted four school students for ransom from Khuniapalong in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar Tuesday.
The abducted students are, Mohammad Kaysar, Mizanur Rahman Nayan, and Mizanur Rahman, students of class eight in Sonarpara High school and Zahedul Islam, a student of class 10 at the same school.
The two alleged accused are identified as Jahangir and Ibrahim, residents of camp-26 at Noapara in Teknaf Upazila, and both staff of Batighar cottage in Cox’s Bazar, according to locals.
The two reportedly lured the boys with a promise to take them to Saint Martin’s Island on a visit.
Meanwhile the family members of the students said the abductors already demanded Tk 20 lakh as ransom money.
A complaint has been lodged at the Ramu police station by the victim’s families, said Arup Kumar Chowdhury, Officer-in-Charge of Ramu police station.
According to the complaint, the four students had a friendship with two Rohingya staff. On Tuesday the two staff took the students to Whoaikang area in Teknaf by telling them they are going to visit Saint Martin’s Island.
On Wednesday noon, calling from an unknown number the abductors demanded the ransom money and threatened to kill the students if their demand was not met, said the complaint.
Victim Zahedul’s father Abdus Salam said, he mobile numbers of the four students along with the two Rohingyas remained unreachable since Tuesday.
“The abductors claimed money identifying them as Rohingya terrorists,” he said.
OC Arup Kumar said they have advised the families to lodge a complaint with the Teknaf police station as the incident occurred there.
“With the assistance of the Teknaf police we will investigate the incident, “ he said.
Source: United News of Bangladesh