An HSC examinee named Minhajul Islam Siam, who was abducted from the Laksam railway junction area in Cumilla, was returned 13 hours later. The abductors left him by the roadside in Laksam municipality early Thursday morning, July 2. Police rescued him and admitted him to a local hospital, where he remains under treatment and police custody.

According to family sources, Siam, a student of Lalmayi Government College and son of Khorshed Alam from Sameshpur village, went to the railway junction for evening prayers on July 1. A group of youths allegedly made him unconscious with sedatives and took him away in a vehicle. Following a complaint by his father, police launched a special operation led by Officer-in-Charge Kamrun Nahar Laily, conducting raids in Dhaka and nearby areas using technology. The abductors released Siam after sensing police pressure.

Police said they are investigating whether the incident was an abduction or another type of crime. Preliminary suspicion suggests the motive might have been to prevent Siam from taking his HSC examination.