The 8 Armed Police Battalion arrested a Rohingya youth in connection with the abduction of a six-year-old child from a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. Battalion commander Riaz Uddin Ahmad confirmed the arrest on the night of July 29. The suspect, Zakaria, 30, is the son of Saiful Islam and a resident of Block 1 in Camp 18.

Police began gathering information after a Facebook page called “Rohingya Lens” uploaded a video on July 27 showing the child’s hands tied while a knife was held in front of him. The child could be heard screaming in fear. Through local camp leaders, police identified the child as Rahmat Ali, son of Mohammad Junaid and a resident of Camp 11.

According to police, Rahmat Ali was abducted on July 22 and the abductors demanded Tk320,000 in ransom. His family recovered him after paying the demanded amount on July 26, but did not initially seek legal action because of continuing threats. Acting on confidential information, police arrested Zakaria at a tea stall in Block K/09 of Camp 18 at about 10:30pm. He was handed to Ukhiya police and sent to a Cox’s Bazar court in the related case.