Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 rescued an abducted schoolgirl of Lalmonirhat district and arrested the prime kidnapper from Naldanga upazila in Natore district on Thursday.
"On a tip-off, an operational team of RAB-5 with assistance of RAB-13 conducted a raid there, rescued the victim and arrested the prime kidnapper from the area at 4 am," said a press release issued by RAB-13 in Rangpur on Thursday.
The arrested prime accused abductor is Md. Hridoy Chowkidar, of village Kinaullah Matbarkandi in Zajira upazila of Shariatpur district.
Earlier, Hridoy Chowkidar in connivance with his other cohorts abducted the girl, a student of class ten, of village Dolgram in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district from the same area on January 1.
Subsequently, the victim's father filed an abduction case in this connection against the abductors with Kaliganj police station in Lalmonirhat district.
Later, the elite force started a shadow investigation into the abduction case and enhanced intelligence activities to bring the accused persons under the law of the land.
"Accordingly, the operational team of RAB-5 with assistance of RAB-13 conducted the raid at Naldanga area of Natore, rescued the 16-year old victim and arrested the prime abductor," the release said.
During preliminary interrogation, the arrested person admitted his involvement in kidnapping the victim girl.
"The elite force handed over the arrested kidnapper and rescued victim to Kaliganj police station in Lalmonirhat for taking further legal actions against them," the release added.
