4 fishermen rescued, 2 robbers held in Cox's Bazar

Cox's Bazar Correspondent: Police have rescued four fishermen from the grasps of sea-robbers in Batighar area of Kutubdia in Cox's Bazar on Monday.

The fishermen are- Muktadhon Das, Abu Saleh, Swapon and Liton, hailed from Chanua village of Banshkhali Upazila.

Sources said that sea-robbers abducted the fishermen when they were returning from Bay of Bengal this morning and demanded Tk50,000 ransom.

Later, on information, police conducted a drive in the area around 12:00pm and rescued them.

Meanwhile, police detained two robbers from the spot and seized two guns and five lethal weapons. 

Kutubdia police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Didarul Ferdaus confirmed the matter to risingbd.com.


risingbd/Cox's Bazar/Aug 21, 2017/Sujauddin Rubel/Nasim