Pradeep Kumar Rat:
The police recovered the body of a young man named Ritaz Hossain in Lakshmipur, who was found on the ground floor of a building in Mandari Bazar in Sadar Upazila on Friday. The family alleged that he was killed in a ransom after the kidnapping of Rs 5 lakh.
The deceased was the son of Tofathel Ahmed Dulal, a resident of Dattapaja area in Ritaz Sadar and a craftsman of a furniture shop in the local Mandari Bazar, who has been sent to Laxmipur Sadar Hospital morgue.
The police superintendent of the district received the news. Mahfuzzaman Ashraf visited the spot.
According to the police and family sources, Ritaz went missing after leaving the shop around 11 o'clock last Tuesday night. Demanded a ransom of Rs 5 lakh from the family.
On the same day, the mother of the deceased, Khursida Begum, made a written complaint and started an investigation in the wake of the incident. The incident was sought by the higher authorities from the police station and the RAB for the use of technology. Later, through the use of technology, Ritaz's body was recovered from a room on the ground floor of a building in Mandari Bazar.
The victim's father, Tofatel Ahmed, said, ’My son was kidnapped two days ago. After calling from his mobile, he demanded Tk 5 lakh as ransom. Do not pay the money." He alleged that the kidnappers had killed his son.
Chandraganj police station officer-in-charge Tauhidur Rahman confirmed the truth of the incident and said that two people have been brought to the police station for questioning and the investigation is going on.
