3 college students among 8 kidnapped in Cox’s Bazar

A group of armed people kidnapped eight men from a stream inside a hill in Jahajpura ward no 6 under Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday.

The kidnappers demanded Tk 3 lakh for each of them as ransom, said family members.

The victims are Mohammad Ullah, son of Rashid Ahmad, Mostafa Kamal, son of Syed Amir, Md Ridwan, son of Mamataj Mia, Selim Ullah, son of Rustam Ali, Krim Ullah, son of Syed Amir, Nurul Haque, son of Kader Hossain, Nur Mohammad, son of Nurul Haque and Md Absar, son of Rashid Ahmad.

All of them are residents of Jahajpura ward of the upazila.

Md Rafiqul Islam, the member of Jahajpura No 6 ward, said that eight people, including three college students, went to catch fish from the hilly stream when they were kidnapped by a group of armed terrorists.

Teknaf Police Station officer-in-charge Md Abdul Halim said that a large police team has been conducting a drive to find out the terrorists.

‘We’ll conduct combing operation if necessary if we can get the location of the terrorists,’ said the OC.