The Mongla Coast Guard has arrested Masum Mridha, 23, the leader of a forest robber gang, and his associate Ifaz Fakir, 25, for abducting a resort owner and two tourists in the Sundarbans. The arrests were made following intelligence surveillance in the Dhankhali area under Terokhada police station in Khulna on January 7. Acting on information provided by the detainees, the Coast Guard conducted a search near Gazi Fisheries in the Sundarbans and recovered firearms, ammunition, sharp weapons, and items belonging to the abducted victims.
According to Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq, the abduction took place on January 2 when the victims were traveling by boat near Kanur Khal from the Golkanan Resort. The gang demanded ransom, prompting the resort authorities to inform the Coast Guard. Using intelligence, drone surveillance, and financial tracing, the Coast Guard rescued the hostages safely after a 48-hour operation. Several other gang members were also detained from different areas of the Sundarbans, Dacope, and Khulna.
Legal proceedings regarding the arrested individuals and seized evidence are currently underway, the Coast Guard confirmed.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, মোংলা (বাগেরহাট) প্রকাশ : ০৮ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৭: ১৮ উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, মোংলা (বাগেরহাট) সুন্দরবনে ২ জন পর্যটকসহ রিসোর্টের মালিককে অপহরণ করা বনদস্যু বাহিনী প্রধান মাসুম মৃধা (২৩) ও তার সহযোগী ইফাজ ফকিরকে (২৫) আটক করেছে মোংলা কোস্ট গার
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